US EditionEurope agrees to invite Putin back into G8
The 28-point peace plan proposes staged sanctions relief and Russia’s return to the G8, sparking debate over sovereignty and financial reparations, EU leaders say.
- The 28-point peace plan published last week proposes inviting Russia back into the G8, prompting urgent diplomacy with US, Ukrainian and European officials huddling in Geneva and EU leaders set to be briefed.
- US- and Russia-drafted elements of the 28-point plan published last week propose lifting sanctions "in stages and on a case-by-case basis" and commercially splitting frozen Russian assets.
- The leaked draft suggests immobilised Russian Central Bank assets total 210 billion, and Ursula von der Leyen said, 'Ukraine must have the freedom and sovereign right to choose its own destiny.'
- EU ambassadors convened an emergency COREPER meeting last night and EU leaders were due to be briefed this morning as many Europeans reacted with outrage and officials stressed reluctance to lift sanctions quickly to preserve leverage.
- The plan also proposes a reparations loan using frozen assets to fund Ukraine through 2026 and 2027, repayable only if Moscow agrees to compensate, while analysts warn it would amount to a political amnesty and Europeans insist assets should secure compensation.
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Initially sidelined, the Europeans want to forcefully return to peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, exploiting key issues that can only be resolved with their approval. But what are these? The 28-point peace plan, drawn up by the United States and Russia to end the war in Ukraine, shocked Europeans with its broad provisions, which were perceived as too favorable to the Russians, reports euronews. The conditions also meant a loss of co…
Last week, Europeans were shocked – and humiliated. After all, the renewed crisis diplomacy seems to work out. However, a really robust support of Ukraine is still not in sight.
The US 28-point peace proposal has not pleased either Kiev or its European allies. The US has already promised changes, while European countries have come up with modifications to the plan, which were published by The Daily Telegraph. This option does not include territorial concessions and leaves open the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO. Russia has not officially commented on the modified version.
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