US peace plan: Parliament Speaker outlines Ukraine’s red lines
Photo: Ruslan Stefanchuk, speaker of the Ukrainian parliament (Getty Images)
Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk stated that Ukraine is ready for negotiations with Russia on ending the war. At the same time, he emphasized that there are certain "red lines" of a peace agreement that no one can cross, Stefanchuk made this statement during his address at the Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform in Sweden.
According to him, there are Ukraine’s "red lines" that no one has the right to cross — "neither physically, nor legally, nor morally."
"No legal recognition of Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian territories. No restrictions on the Ukrainian Defense Forces. No veto on Ukraine’s right to choose its future allies," Stefanchuk said.
He added that any "genuine peace process" must be based on the principle "nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, and nothing about Europe without Europe."
In addition, the Speaker emphasized that Ukraine has never abandoned its language, faith, or national identity. He noted that one of the world’s first constitutions — Pylyp Orlyk’s Constitution of 1710 — is a Ukrainian document.
"For the Constitution and the will of our own people are yet another red line that no one has ever had the right to violate," Stefanchuk stated.
Negotiations on the peace plan
On November 23, discussions on the peace plan began in Geneva between representatives of the US, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
The final version of the document will be agreed upon by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump directly during their meeting.
Reuters, citing a US official, reported that the preliminary negotiations were "productive and even conclusive in some areas."
The Ukrainian leader has already made a statement following the first round of talks in Geneva. Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov also commented — according to him, the revised plan "includes most of Ukraine’s priorities."
US President Donald Trump also commented on the progress of the negotiations. According to him, "something good really could happen."
