UK on US peace plan: Russia can end war by withdrawing its troops – Reuters
The UK Foreign Office has stated that the country supports US President Donald Trump's plan for peace in Ukraine, saying that Russia can end the war immediately by withdrawing its troops.
Source: Reuters, citing a representative of the UK Foreign Office
Details: The United Kingdom said it backs Trump's initiative to end the war in Ukraine and called on Russia to withdraw its forces.
Reuters wrote that the statement had come after Reuters reported that Washington is pressuring Kyiv to accept a US-crafted peace plan.
The draft plan proposes that Ukraine gives up part of its territory and some of its weapons.
Quote from the UK Foreign Office representative: "Russia could do this tomorrow by withdrawing its forces and ending its illegal invasion."
Details: Reuters added that the representative of the UK Foreign Office had also said that London "shares President Trump's desire to bring this barbaric war to an end".
Background:
- Axios reported that Trump's administration had been secretly working with Russia on developing a new plan to end the war in Ukraine.
- The Financial Times published new details of the so-called peace plan drawn up in Miami by Russian and US representatives. The plan had reportedly been passed to the Ukrainian side, which considered it unacceptable.
- Later, Axios said that Qatar and Türkiye are involved in developing the new US peace plan to end the war in Ukraine and are supporting US mediation efforts.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is ready to work with the United States to achieve peace, following media reports about the peace plans proposed to Kyiv.
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