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"A few differences remain": the White House made a statement regarding the "peace plan"

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Monday, November 24


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According to the results negotiations between Ukraine and the United States in Geneva There are still a few differences regarding the"peace plan." This statement was made by White House press secretary Caroline Levitt during a conversation with reporters, reports Sky News.

The spokeswoman said talks to end the war in Ukraine were productive, but several points of disagreement remain. She also noted that as of now, there is no meeting planned between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week.

Levitt says that now the revised"peace plan" to end the war in Ukraine will need to be re-presented to the Russian side:

"There is a sense of urgency. The president wants this deal done and the war to end."

Levitt emphasized that the US president is putting significant pressure on the leaders of both Ukraine and the aggressor countries of Russia. Trump wants the agreement to be concluded"as soon as possible."

The US "peace plan" and the Geneva talks

A few days ago, media reports appeared that the US and Russia had developed a"peace plan" to end the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine. It contained 28 points, including a reduction in the size of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a rejection of Donbas and NATO, granting the Russian language the status of an official language, etc. This plan was criticized both in Ukraine and in Europe.

Following the talks between the US, Ukraine and European representatives in Geneva on November 23, some changes were made to the plan. In particular, as reported by the Financial Times, The plan was reduced from 28 to 19 points. .

Bloomberg reported that the clause on the use of approximately $100 billion in frozen Russian assets This proposal provided that the United States would receive 50% of the profits. Unspent assets were proposed to be directed to a US-Russian fund.

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