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#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . European leaders pushed back on Nov. 21 against parts of a new and controversial U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine, after being blindsided by a renewed effort to strike a deal with Russia without consulting them.
The plan would reportedly require Ukraine to withdraw from the part of Donetsk which they currently control, limit the size of its army, limit certain types of weaponry, and give amnesty for war crimes.
But European leaders said in a joint statement that the current front line should be “the starting point for any understanding and that the Ukrainian armed forces remain capable of effectively defending Ukraine’s sovereignty.”
The statement, which came after a phone call between the leaders of France, Germany, the UK, and President Volodymyr Zelensky, also said that while they welcomed U.S. efforts to end the war, “any agreement affecting European states, the European Union, or NATO requires the approval of European partners or a consensus among the allies.”
Zelensky said on Telegram following the call that Ukraine is working on the peace plan prepared by the U.S., and later added the plan should ensure that “Ukrainian national interests are taken into account at all levels of relations with partners.”
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