Russian authorities remain firmly unwilling to make concessions on three core points of the peace plan drafted by the White House, viewing these issues as fundamental to their position, NBC News reports, citing anonymous sources.

According to one of the network’s interlocutors, Moscow has what he described as «three pillars» on which it refuses to compromise. These include the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the Donbass, the limitation of the size of Ukraine’s armed forces, and the recognition of Russia’s newly incorporated regions by the United States and Europe.

At the same time, Moscow is said to be open to discussions on other matters it considers secondary — among them the fate of Russia’s frozen assets.

The report recalls that on Tuesday, 2 December, Russian President Vladimir Putin held nearly five hours of talks in Moscow with U. S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.