
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russia has not received any official information about the peace proposal described by The Washington Post.
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Media reports suggest the existence of a four-point peace plan for Ukraine being developed by Western allies.
The Kremlin saw an article in The Washington Post about the United States and Europe moving toward a joint peace proposal for Ukraine, but the Russian authorities have not received any information about it. "We saw media reports, but we didn't hear anything about it," Peskov said, as quoted by TASS.
"WP" reported on the four-point peace plan developed by Western allies. The initiative assumes not only the end of the armed conflict, but also long-term economic agreements and issues of profit sharing, which is to be a key stimulus for stabilization in the region.
The daily reported that the concept was discussed on Friday at the residence of Donald Trump's chief negotiator, Steve Witkoff. Representatives of Ukraine, Great Britain, France and Germany were to be present at the meeting.
A peace plan, very similar to other peace plans
The main message sent to the authorities in the Kremlin assumes that simply stopping hostilities is not enough - it will be necessary to conclude a comprehensive agreement with Europe that will guarantee stability. Of course, this is not the first plan of this type. Moreover, the fact that Russia is not involved in its preparation may have the opposite effect than expected. Moscow has already emphasized many times that it will not sign any obligations imposed on it.
The plan must, of course, also regulate territorial issues, the regulation of which is basically impossible given the current firm positions of Moscow and Kiev.

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