Trump's peace plan hinges on one critical 'but' — journalist Portnikov
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Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:06:00 +0200

Journalist Vitaly Portnikov spoke about this on Espreso TV."I have a feeling that we are once again discussing and are forced to comment on some kind of nonsense. I can explain why. I would have thought that we should analyze all the points of this peace plan in detail if Russia had at least somehow reacted to it. If at least Foreign Minister Lavrov had appeared and announced that they are considering this plan with the Americans, that these are serious proposals, and that they are ready to discuss them and meet with Marco Rubio. Nothing of the sort is happening. Russian leaders are not reacting to this plan at all," Portnikov explained.The journalist emphasized that official representatives of the Russian Federation have not commented on the peace plan from the U.S. This once again confirms that Russia is not interested in this plan."I'm not talking now about Kirill Dmitriev, whose function is to react to all such nonsense. He exists for this purpose. The spokesperson for the Russian MFA, Zakharova, and she is an official, said that Russia knows nothing about this plan. Peskov is not commenting on this at all. On the day this plan was published, Russian leader Putin visited some military positions to meet with Gerasimov and said that all the goals of the so-called 'special military operation' will be achieved, calling the Ukrainian leadership criminal and corrupt. At the same time, Gerasimov reported to Putin about the so-called liberation of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region, which the Russian Federation recognizes as Ukrainian territory, unlike the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. That is, we see that the Russian Federation has no interest in this plan," he added.On November 19, Axios reported that the White House is quietly working with Moscow on a comprehensive framework to end the war in Ukraine, drawing inspiration from the recent Gaza ceasefire deal.According to Reuters, the U.S. has signaled to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons.On November 21, the British publication The Telegraph published the full list of the 28 points of the U.S. peace plan, which Washington is proposing to Ukraine and Russia as a basis for ending the war. The document reportedly involves significant concessions from Kyiv, but does not prohibit it from joining the EU.







