"President Emmanuel Macron will on Monday host Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for talks in Paris, a French presidential official said, as Washington seeks to push a plan aimed at ending the war between Kyiv and Moscow. US and Ukrainian negotiators held hours of what both sides called "productive" talks in Florida on Sunday on a plan Washington wants to form the basis of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine."
"Washington put forward an initial 28-point proposal to halt the war, drafted without input from Ukraine's European allies and regarded as too close a reflection of Moscow's maximalist demands on Ukrainian territory. It would have seen Kyiv withdraw from its eastern Donetsk region and the United States de facto recognise the Donetsk, Crimea and Lugansk regions as Russian. After talks in Geneva just over a week ago, the United States updated the original blueprint following criticism from Kyiv and Europe,"
President Emmanuel Macron will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris as Washington seeks to advance a peace plan. US and Ukrainian negotiators held hours of talks in Florida described as "productive" to form a basis for a peace deal. Washington initially proposed a 28-point blueprint seen as mirroring Moscow's territorial demands, which would have involved Ukrainian withdrawal from Donetsk and US de facto recognition of Donetsk, Crimea and Lugansk as Russian. The United States updated the proposal after criticism from Kyiv and European allies, and the current draft remains unclear. US envoy Steve Witkoff is due in Moscow for follow-up talks.
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