Media: The US proposal for the Ukraine issue requires the Ukrainian military to cut its forces in half and cancel the cession of some land, and strictly prohibits the deployment of foreign troops
Sputnik News, Moscow - According to a report by the Financial Times citing sources, the US proposal for resolving the Ukraine issue requires Kyiv to abandon the entire Donbas region and reduce the size of the Ukrainian military by half.
The report said: "The draft plan requires Ukraine to cede the remaining parts of the eastern Donbas and cut its armed forces in half."
The newspaper said: "The draft also stipulates recognizing Russian as an official language of Ukraine and granting the Russian Orthodox Church's branch in Ukraine official status."
The newspaper said: "The US and other countries recognize Crimea and Donbas as legitimate Russian territories, but they do not require Ukraine to acknowledge this."
The Financial Times stated that the US proposal for resolving the Ukraine issue stipulates that no foreign troops may be deployed within Ukraine.
The newspaper said: "No foreign armies may enter Ukrainian territory."
The Financial Times stated: "Kyiv will no longer receive Western long-range weapons capable of striking deep into Russian territory."
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