Russia says EU's Ukraine peace plan "unconstructive"

MOSCOW: Russia is aware of the European peace plan for the Ukraine crisis, but its provisions are considered "unconstructive," a senior Russian official said Monday.

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Russia trusts only US for peace plan details, says many provisions from Alaska talks are acceptable.
European plan revises US proposal, removing limits on Ukraine's armed forces and defense industry.
Draft plan reduced from 28 to 19 points after Geneva consultations, meanwhile US to contact Russia soon.

There is much speculation about the peace plan, and Russia only trusts information received directly from the United States, said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

Many provisions of the plan discussed in Alaska are acceptable for Moscow, said Ushakov.

According to Russian media, the "European Plan" proposes several major revisions to the 28-point peace plan proposed by the United States, including not imposing any restrictions on the size of the Ukrainian armed forces or defense industry, whereas the 28-point plan requires limiting the size of the Ukrainian armed forces to 600,000 personnel.

Following consultations between representatives of the United States, Ukraine and the EU held in Geneva on Sunday, the initial draft plan was reduced from 28 to 19 points, according to media reports.

Ushakov also said that the United States will soon contact Russia to discuss the details of the peace plan, but specific arrangements have yet to be determined.