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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Washington, December 16 (Xinhua) — The United States, Ukraine, and Europe have reached consensus or significantly narrowed differences on 90 percent of the 20-point peace plan, media reported Monday, citing two senior American officials.
The statements came after US Special Presidential Envoy Steven Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met with senior Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin on Sunday and Monday to discuss the peace agreement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on his page on the social network X, called the Berlin talks a "first draft," warning of the presence of "destructive" elements that must be eliminated.
V. Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine had compromised by accepting strict security guarantees in lieu of NATO membership. However, it remains unclear what specific U.S. security obligations this entails and whether any agreements similar to Article 5 of the NATO Charter would require ratification by the U.S. Senate for a country that is not a member of the alliance.
At the same time, the issue of territorial concessions remains a stumbling block. V. Zelenskyy stated that it is impossible for Ukraine to give up territories, primarily in the Donetsk region, that Russia did not capture during the fighting.
On Monday, D. Trump said he believed an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine was closer than ever, while noting that negotiations remained “difficult.”
Negotiators plan to meet in the United States this weekend, a U.S. official said during a telephone briefing with the media.
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