Europe's Ukraine "Peace Plan": Allow Ukraine to Join NATO ...
RIA Novosti, Moscow - Alexei Pushkov, a member of the Russian Federation Council's Constitutional Committee, believes that the EU countries' plan to mediate the Ukraine conflict is a well-designed scheme to continue the war.
Pushkov wrote in his Telegram channel, "Europe's 'peace plan' is not a real peace plan, but a plan to continue the war. And it is carefully thought out and adjusted."
The EU's supplementary plan on the Ukraine issue, released on Sunday, includes 28 points, including a proposal that Ukraine could join NATO, which Russia cannot accept.
This plan shows that Europe proposes allowing Ukraine to join NATO under the condition that NATO member states reach a consensus. The European plan does not specify a deadline for Ukraine to hold elections. The European plan also includes that NATO will not deploy troops within Ukraine, but the text mentions the phrase "in peacetime." In addition, the European plan does not include the recognition that Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk are actually Russian territory.
The US government earlier said it was working on a solution for Ukraine and pointed out that since the work is still ongoing, details are not being discussed at this time. The Kremlin stated that Russia is open to negotiations and remains on the discussion platform in Anchorage.
On Friday, President Putin of Russia said during a meeting with the Russian Security Council Standing Committee that the US proposal could serve as the basis for the final mediation of the Ukraine issue. He also pointed out that this plan has not been discussed substantially with Russia. He also speculated that the US could not obtain Kyiv's agreement, as Kyiv is still dreaming of strategically defeating Russia. Putin also said that Ukraine does not have objective information about the actual situation on the battlefield.
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