The US government is pressuring Ukraine with a peace plan. Europe reacted cautiously to the plans – and wanted to have its say. Developments in live blog.
With a 28-point peace plan, America wants to end Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine which has lasted more than three and a half years. He demanded of her Ukraine painful concessions such as giving up large territories in Eastern Ukraine to Russia, restrictions on the number of troops and refusal to join NATO. US President Donald Trump wants this Ukraine basically accepted the plan next Thursday. According to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was threatened by this Ukraine If you reject the plan, you will lose the United States as a major partner.
Germany and Ukraine’s other main backers reject the plan in its current form. While the current draft is a baseline, further efforts must be made to develop the plan, according to a statement issued on Saturday following a crisis meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg. As confirmed to the German Press Agency from within the German government, representatives of leading European countries want to talk to the US and Ukraine regarding the US peace plan on Sunday. The meeting will take place in Geneva, he said.
