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Europe, Ukraine Discussing 12-Point Plan To End War; Trump-Putin Meeting 'Not Imminent'

• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

The war would end along current battle lines

Trump administration 'Peace Board' would oversee

Ukraine would receive security guarantees and reconstruction funds

Sanctions on Russia would be gradually lifted

Russia has to contribute to Ukraine reconstruction funds

'No clear date' set for meeting between Trump and Putin 

The plan would end the war along current battle lines - a counter to Vladimir Putin's demand thatKiev surrender more territory in return for a peace deal. 

If adopted, the Trump administration would oversee implementation of the proposed plan, according to people familiar with the discussions. Assuming the ceasefire holds and both sides commit to halting further advances, there would be a prisoner exchange, as well as 'all deported children' (what?), while Ukraine would receive security guarantees and reconstruction funds, along with a pathway to rapidly join the European Union

In exchange, sanctions on Russia would be gradually lifted, and around $300 billion in frozen central bank reserves would be returned to Moscow - if the Kremlin agrees to contribute to Ukraine's post-war reconstruction.

Meanwhile, as noted below the Kremlin pushed back against CNN claims that a Trump-Putin meeting had been postponed, but acknowledged that no date has been set.

"We cannot postpone what has not been agreed upon," said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in a statement to TASS state news early Tuesday, adding "Everything is in progress, internal work is ongoing. As new information becomes available, we will keep you informed." 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov echoed Ryabkov regarding the Trump-Putin summit in Budapest, saying "You can't postpone something that hasn't been agreed upon." 

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The ONE greatest wish of Russia (Putin) is that Ukraine not become part of the West. The fact that Trump is trying to oversee a peace settlement is making both Ukraine and Russia subject to the West. Russia won't do this. | If Zelensky simply acted the peace part, Russia would follow suit. After all, Z is running around all over Western Europe and Washington DC. So, who is acting in Ukraine on his behalf? Want peace? Imprison Z in the US. Then get him to resign his position as president of Ukraine. Then hold Ukraine elections, with a Russian non-military delegation to observe election processes for election honesty. Make sure that the Ukrainians who fled Ukraine at the beginning of and throughout the war are allowed to vote. Take it from there. | Despite all his peace talk, Trump is only trying to defeat Russia in a different way than Western Europe.