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Ukraine Talks Resume as Report Details Terms of a Proposed Peace Plan

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ukrainian media reported alleged US proposals that would require Ukraine to withdraw forces from parts of Donbas and establish a UN-controlled buffer zone.
  • The reported plan also includes a similar arrangement in part of Zaporizhzhia, elections and a referendum in Ukraine, constitutional changes and a non-aligned status.
  • US envoy Steve Witkoff said Washington wanted to resume trilateral negotiations and that both sides would need to compromise.

A proposed US peace plan for Ukraine would require Kyiv to withdraw troops from a specified part of Donbas, while Russia would pledge not to deploy its forces there, according to Ukrainian media reports cited by 24.kg.

The reported arrangement would create a buffer zone controlled by a UN contingent. A similar mechanism would apply to part of Zaporizhzhia, but Ukrainian jurisdiction would remain in place there. The proposals would also require a referendum and elections in Ukraine.

Under the reported terms, a new Ukrainian government would amend the Constitution to renounce the use of force to retake the territories in question. Ukraine would also enshrine a non-aligned status and abandon plans to join NATO or other military alliances.

I think we made significant progress in Moscow. We heard new ideas.

· Steve WitkoffThe US special envoy described his talks in Moscow while discussing a return to trilateral negotiations.

The new authorities would then sign a comprehensive peace treaty. The agreement would be ratified through a special procedure involving the United Nations, according to the report.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff said Washington wanted to return to a trilateral negotiating format. “I think we made significant progress in Moscow. We heard new ideas,” he said, adding that “both sides will have to make compromises and smooth out their differences.” Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sept. 5. The US administration called the talks substantive, while the Kremlin described them as substantive, highly candid and trusting. The renewed contacts follow a months-long pause that the article attributes to the United States and Israel turning their attention to attacks on Iran.

Both sides will have to make compromises and smooth out their differences.

· Steve WitkoffHe said compromise would be necessary to advance the proposed talks.
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