Kremlin says Ukrainian and European proposals won't improve chances of peace

Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, has claimed that amendments proposed by Europe and Ukraine to the US draft "peace plan" hinder the prospects of reaching a long-term peace.

Source: Russian media outlet Interfax, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Ushakov said the proposals "that the Europeans, together with the Ukrainians, have put forward or are trying to put forward definitely do not improve the document and do not improve the possibility of achieving a long-term peace".

Asked whether he had any information about how the meetings between Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev and US representatives in Miami have been going, Ushakov said he did not.

Background:

• On 20 December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the United States has proposed that "peace talks" be held with representatives of Ukraine and Russia, and possibly European countries.
• On the evening of 19 December, Rustem Umierov, Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, announced that a meeting between the Ukrainian negotiating delegation and US and European partners had concluded.
• Dmitriev said that talks with the US on Russia's war against Ukraine have been "constructive" and will continue on Saturday and Sunday.

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