"The 28-point peace plan that the United States and Russia want to impose on Ukraine and Europe is misnamed. It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else."
"The plan was negotiated by Steve Witkoff, a real-estate developer with no historical, geographical, or cultural knowledge of Russia or Ukraine, and Kirill Dmitriev, who heads Russia's sovereign-wealth fund and spends most of his time making business deals. The revelation of their plan this week shocked European leaders, who are now paying almost all of the military costs of the war,"
"The central points of the plan reflect long-standing Russian demands. The United States would recognize Russian rule over Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk-all of which are part of Ukraine. Russia would, in practice, be allowed to keep territory it has conquered in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. In all of these occupation zones, Russian forces have carried out arrests, torture, and mass repression of Ukrainian citizens, and because Russia would not be held accountable for war crimes, they could continue to do so with impunity."
The 28-point plan would recognize Russian control of Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk and permit Russia to retain territory seized in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Russian forces in those occupation zones have carried out arrests, torture, and mass repression of Ukrainian citizens, and the plan would remove mechanisms for accountability for war crimes. The plan was negotiated by a U.S. developer and the head of Russia's sovereign-wealth fund and conditions continued U.S. support on Ukrainian acceptance by a deadline. European states are shouldering most military costs, unnamed investors would benefit, and U.S. credibility with allies would be damaged, raising future conflict risks.
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