Peace plan crosses Ukrainian “red lines”
A 28-point draft plan drawn up by U.S. and Russian officials to end the war in Ukraine has been described by critics as a Russian attempt to “play” the Trump administration
KEY POINTS OF PLAN
Drafted with no Ukrainian involvement
Kirill Dmitriev: Head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, close Putin ally
Steve Witkoff: U.S. special envoy
UKRAINE
RUSSIA
Kyiv
300km
185 miles
Russian occupied territory, Nov 19
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Recognise all occupied regions as Russian
Donbas: Full Russian control over Luhansk and Donetsk
Demilitarized zone: De facto Russian control over 14.5% still held by
Frontlines frozen: Russia could return some land subject to negotiations
No foreign troops: Anglo-French proposal to deploy “reassurance force”
Language: Russian recognised as an official state language
Religion: Formal status granted to Russian Orthodox Church
Ukraine to reduce size of armed forces by half
Relinquish long-range weapons: Russian targets far from border have been hit by western missiles and long-range drones
Rollback of U.S. military assistance
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Luhansk
Donetsk
Mariupol
Melitopol
Kharkiv
Dnipro
Kherson
KHERSON
Ukraine
DONETSK
RUSSIA
ZAPORIZHYA
LUHANSK OBLAST
Sources: ISW, Axios, Financial Times
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