Ukraine peace deal proposals set out by US at talks in Paris

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LONDON (Reuters) – Reuters has seen the text of a set of proposals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that were presented to European officials by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff at talks in Paris on April 17.

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Russia-Ukraine Deal Framework

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Overview: These terms represent the final offer from the United States to both sides.

Ceasefire

* Permanent ceasefire * Both sides immediately engage in technical implementationnegotiations

Ukraine security guarantee

* Ukraine receives robust security guarantee * Guarantor states will be an ad hoc grouping of Europeanstates plus willing non-European states * Ukraine will not seek to join NATO * Ukraine may pursue EU membership

Territory

* US provides de jure recognition of Russian control ofCrimea * US provides de facto recognition of Russian control ofLuhansk * US provides de facto recognition of Russian-controlledparts of Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Kherson * Ukraine regains territory in Kharkiv Oblast * Ukraine regains control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear PowerPlant through US control and administration of the plant, withelectricity distributed to both sides, and also the Kakhovka Dam * Ukraine enjoys unhindered passage on Dnieper River andcontrol of the Kinburn Spit

Economics

* United States and Ukraine will implement economiccooperation/minerals agreement * Ukraine to be fully reconstructed and compensatedfinancially * Sanctions on Russia resulting from this conflict since2014 will be removed * U.S.-Russian economic cooperation on energy and otherindustrial sectors

(Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Timothy Heritage)