"The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues aimed at bringing an end to the nearly four-year conflict, but sensitive issues around territorial control in Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland, along with the management of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, remain unresolved, Ukraine's president said. Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke as the U.S. showed the 20-point plan, hammered out after marathon talks in Florida in recent days, to Russian negotiators."
"The draft proposal, which reflects Ukraine's wishes, intertwines political and commercial interests to safeguard security while boosting economic potential. At the heart of the negotiations lies the contentious territorial dispute concerning the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, known as the Donbas. This is "the most difficult point," Zelenskyy said. Russia continues to assert maximalist demands, insisting that Ukraine relinquish the remaining territory in Donbas that it has not captured an ultimatum that Ukraine has rejected."
The United States and Ukraine reached consensus on several critical issues aimed at ending the nearly four-year conflict, while territorial control in eastern Ukraine and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remain unresolved. A 20-point draft proposal reflects Ukraine's wishes and combines political and commercial measures to safeguard security and boost economic potential. The most contentious issue is the territorial dispute over Donetsk and Luhansk in the Donbas, with Russia demanding Ukraine relinquish remaining territory and Ukraine rejecting that ultimatum. The U.S. proposed free economic zones for contested areas; Ukraine demands referendums, demilitarization, and an international stabilizing force. Management of the Zaporizhzhia plant is proposed as a consortium with equal roles for Ukraine and Russia.
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