"However, Ukraine's president said sensitive issues around territorial control in Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland, along with the management of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), remain unresolved. Mr Zelensky spoke as the US showed the 20-point plan, hammered out after marathon talks in Florida in recent days, to Russian negotiators. A response is expected from Moscow today, Mr Zelensky said. The Ukrainian president briefed journalists on each point of the plan yesterday but his comments were embargoed until this morning."
"The draft proposal, which reflects Ukraine's wishes, intertwines political and commercial interests to safeguard security while boosting economic potential. At the heart of the negotiations lies the contentious territorial dispute concerning the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, known as the Donbas. This is "the most difficult point", Mr Zelensky said, and that these matters will be discussed at the leaders level."
Sensitive issues remain unresolved around territorial control in Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland and the management of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The US presented a 20-point draft plan to Russian negotiators after marathon talks in Florida, and a response from Moscow is expected. The draft intertwines political and commercial interests to safeguard security and boost economic potential. The most difficult point is the dispute over Donetsk and Luhansk (Donbas), with Russia demanding Ukraine relinquish remaining territory and Ukraine rejecting that ultimatum. The US proposes free economic zones; Ukraine demands a referendum, demilitarisation, and an international stabilising force. Management proposals for ZNPP differ.
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