Ceasefire and Security Guarantees: Key Elements on Peace Plans for Ukraine

Russia considers all incoming proposals on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said, adding that Moscow welcomes settlement efforts from all countries. The most recent initiative came from Indonesia (although Moscow has not received the details yet). Just like in the Chinese plan, it calls for an immediate ceasefire, which led to the plan being completely rejected by Kyiv. Ukraine is only ready to discuss those initiatives spearheaded by President Zelensky. Meanwhile, Russia considers these to be ridiculous and insists that the accession of the four new regions to Russia is not up…