Bloomberg Published A Transcript Of A Conversation Between Whitkoff And Ushakov About The Preparation Of The US "peace Plan"
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The call took place on October 14.
The publication Bloomberg published a transcript of a conversation between US special envoy Steve Whitkoff and Putin adviser Yuri Ushakov about the preparation of the US peace plan
According to the media outlet, the call took place on October 14, the day after the signing of an agreement between Israel and Hamas, a group recognized as a terrorist group by the US and the EU. The transcript sheds light on the preparation of the document to end the war in Ukraine. It shows Whitkoff advising Ushakov on how to elicit a favorable reaction from Trump and advising him to arrange the call in time for Zelensky's visit to the White House.
On the day of the call, October 14, the US president criticized Vladimir Putin. He wrote on his social media, "I don't know why he continues this war. He just doesn't want to end this war. And I think it makes him look very bad."
On October 16, Trump and Putin held phone talks, after which their meeting in Budapest was announced. On Oct. 17, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Washington.
Part of the conversation:
Whitkoff: ...I think the issue is - the problem is we have two nations that are having a hard time coming to a compromise, and when we come to one, we'll have a peace agreement. I even think that maybe we'll outline a 20-point peace proposal like we did in Gaza. We put together Trump's 20 Point Plan, it was 20 points for peace, and I think maybe we should do the same with you. My point is this...
Ushakov: All right, all right, my friend. I think this is the point our leaders could discuss. Steve, I agree with you that he will congratulate, he will say that Trump is a real man of peace and so on. That's what he'll say.
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Whitkoff: He might say to President Trump, you know, Steve and Yuri have been discussing a very similar 20-point peace plan and this could be something that we think could move things along a little bit, we're open to this kind of thing -- to explore what it takes to get a peace agreement. Now, between you and me, I know what it takes to get a peace agreement: Donetsk and perhaps a land swap somewhere else. But I say instead of talking that way, let's talk with more hope, because I think we're going to come to an agreement here. And I think, Yuri, the president will give me a lot of space and leeway to make an agreement.
Whitkoff: ...so if we can create that possibility that I talked to Yuri afterwards and we had a conversation, I think it could lead to great things.
Bloomberg did not specify how the newsroom was able to obtain the recording. The publication previously published a transcript of the conversation between Yuri Ushakov and negotiator Kirill Dmitriev. The publication claims that this conversation took place on October 29, and from it it is clear that at least some provisions of the "US peace plan" were being prepared in the Kremlin. The interlocutors doubt that their text will be presented without amendments.
In particular, the published transcript contains the following lines:
Ushakov: Well, we need the maximum, do you think? And so pass on what?
Dmitriev: No, look. It seems to me, this paper, just we'll do as if in our position and I'll just informally directly convey that all this is informal. And let them do it as their own. But I think they will not exactly take our version, but at least as close to it as possible.
Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev called the Bloomberg publication a fake.
A draft text of the US peace plan was made public last week. The draft, among other things, calls for elections to be held in Ukraine 100 days after the agreement is signed. It also stipulates that Ukraine must enshrine non-alignment and rejection of NATO in its constitution (and the Alliance must also declare it), and the size of Ukraine's armed forces will be limited - by how much is not specified. But according to other media reports, the talk is about limiting it to 600,000 military personnel.
On November 23 in Geneva, the US and Ukraine attempted to reconcile positions on a plan to end the war proposed by the Trump administration. The White House and the Ukrainian President's Office said in a statement following the meeting that the sides had prepared an updated and clarified concept that fully supports Ukraine's sovereignty and will help ensure a just peace.
The new plan has 19 points rather than 28, according to media reports. The requirements to limit the number of the AFU and amnesty for war crimes have been excluded from it.
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