Putin says US peace plan could form basis for future agreements
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Russia agrees that the 28-point US peace plan could be used "as the basis for future agreements", said Russian President Vladimir Putin during a briefing.
Putin claimed that there were no draft peace agreements — only a "set of questions" for discussion and final formulation. He admitted that the so-called peace plan was discussed even before the Alaska summit.
"And, as I have publicly announced, it was passed to us through certain channels. We reviewed it. After that, negotiations took place in Geneva between the American delegation and the Ukrainian delegation. And they, as I understand it, decided that all 28 points should be divided into four separate components," Putin said.
The President also confirmed that Russia has already received a version of the peace plan. The Kremlin agrees that this plan could serve as a basis for negotiations.
"In general, that’s exactly how it was passed to us. We agree that this could form the basis for future agreements," he said.
At the same time, Putin added that it would be "impolite" to talk about "final versions," as no final versions exist. Some things, he said, are a matter of principle.
"In general, we see that the American side takes our position into account in some aspects, which was discussed before Anchorage and after Alaska. At some stage, we definitely need to sit down and seriously discuss specific issues. Everything must be framed in diplomatic language," he said.
US peace plan
For nearly two weeks, the peace plan proposed by the United States has been widely discussed. Kyiv is awaiting a meeting with the US President to agree on several key points, while the United States claims major progress, yet unofficially insists on signing an agreement first and discussing the details afterward.
Ukraine has managed to remove several provisions from the plan. In particular, Kyiv succeeded in eliminating Donald Trump's controversial proposal for granting amnesty to Russian soldiers for war crimes.
The actual number of points in the plan remains unclear. The Financial Times reported that the document had been significantly shortened to 19 points instead of the original 28. However, US President Donald Trump stated that the plan was reduced to 22 points, not 19.
