No ‘peace plan’ on Ukraine attainable if it doesn’t embrace 4 new areas becoming a member of Russia: Kremlin

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mentioned that no “peace plan” on Ukraine is feasible if it doesn’t embrace 4 new areas becoming a member of Russia.

UPDATED: Dec 28, 2022 22:15 IST

File picture of Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov | AFP

By India Today Web Desk: The Kremlin on Wednesday launched a scathing assault on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 10-point peace plan, saying that proposals to finish the battle in Ukraine should bear in mind what it calls “today’s realities” of 4 Ukrainian areas having joined Russia, reported Reuters.

“There can be no peace plan for Ukraine that does not take into account today’s realities regarding Russian territory, with the entry of four regions into Russia. Plans that do not take these realities into account cannot be peaceful,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mentioned on Wednesday.

Russia, in September, introduced Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia areas as a part of its territory following referendums condemned by Ukraine and Western nations. Russia doesn’t absolutely management any of the 4 areas.

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President Zelenskyy has been selling his 10-point peace plan, discussing it with US President Joe Biden, amongst others, and urging world leaders to carry a Global Peace Summit primarily based on it. He first introduced his 10-point peace plan in November.

The plan predicts the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine’s internationally-recognised territory, which might imply Russia giving up each the 4 areas it claims to have annexed, and Crimea, which it seized in 2014.

Russia has repeatedly mentioned it’s open to peace talks with Ukraine, however sees no willingness to barter on the a part of Kyiv, Reuters reported.

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Manisha Pandey

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Dec 28, 2022