Washington’s Ukraine Plan Shrinks After Geneva Negotiations
Washington’s Ukraine plan was reduced from 28 to 19 points after Geneva talks, while the EU advances its own draft seen as crossing Russia’s red lines.
Financial Times reports, citing sources, that Washington’s draft proposal on a Ukraine settlement has been significantly trimmed after discussions in Geneva involving representatives from the United States, Ukraine and several European countries. According to the newspaper, the document was reduced from 28 points to 19 following talks on 23 November. The sources declined to specify which provisions were removed.
The original 28-point plan, previously made public, laid out Washington’s vision for resolving the conflict. It included U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine, Kyiv’s formal renunciation of NATO membership, a reduction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as recognition of Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic as Russian territory.
Meanwhile, EU member states are developing their own version of a settlement proposal. The outlet UnHerd assessed the European draft as unworkable, arguing that it crosses several red lines Moscow has repeatedly highlighted — from the presence of NATO-country troops on Ukrainian soil, even if they are not formally acting on behalf of the alliance, to the possibility of Ukraine’s future accession to the bloc.