MOSCOW, December 15. /TASS/. The Ukrainians and Europeans may derail a peace plan for Kiev, as the Ukrainian army awaits $5 billion in additional Western military aid later this year. Meanwhile, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko grants pardon to political prisoners. These stories topped Monday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
The Europeans keep on trying to rewrite the peace plan for Ukraine, without taking Russia’s interests into account. A Berlin meeting later on Monday between Vladimir Zelensky, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who have already arrived in the German capital, will focus on the US-proposed draft. Kiev and its European allies will likely put forward new terms that may "complicate the issue," a senior Russian senator believes. Meanwhile, Russia has continued pushing for a long-term solution to the crisis.
According to media reports, at Ukraine’s initiative, a provision about its accession to the EU by January 1, 2027 has been added to the latest draft. However, Izvestia has learned, this point risks finding opposition even inside the European Union as its member countries argue that the country does not meet the required criteria.
