European diplomats have modified the US plan. They want more troops and territorial negotiations

The Europeans have submitted a modified version of the US peace plan for Ukraine that rejects the proposed restrictions on Kiev's armed forces and territorial concessions. The counter-proposal, according to the source, was drawn up by the so-called E3 European powers, namely Britain, France and Germany.

The document, prepared for negotiations on the plan in Geneva, proposes that Ukraine's army be limited to 800,000 "in peacetime" instead of the across-the-board limit of 600,000 proposed by the US plan.

It also states that "negotiations on territorial exchanges will start from the line of contact", instead of specifying in advance that certain areas should be recognised as "de facto Russian", as the US plan suggests.

In recent days, US President Donald Trump has unveiled a 28-point peace plan for Ukraine. He gave the Ukrainian president until next Thursday to adopt it.

The plan proposes an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine through a comprehensive agreement that would affirm Ukraine's sovereignty while recognizing some territorial changes. Ukraine would pledge not to join NATO and the alliance would not deploy troops in Ukraine. However, Ukraine would have the right to join the EU.

A fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine would also be set up, to which both the United States and the countries of the Union would contribute, and at the same time, a gradual reintegration of Russia into the global economy is envisaged.

(reuters, max)