Russia condemns US peace plan for Ukraine: ‘Forming a true axis of war’

Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday condemned the United States’ peace plan for Ukraine, claiming supporters of the plan are “forming a true axis of war.” The statement comes after the United States signed a five-point plan with European leaders Tuesday to enhance “security guarantees” for Ukraine if it reaches terms to end the nearly 4-year war with Russia. 
Russia said the peace plan and security guarantees amount to a “true axis of war,” and warned that Europe is “becoming increasingly more dangerous and destructive.” 
“The document turned out to be extremely far from a peace settlement,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. “The document is not aimed at achieving a lasting peace and security but rather at continuing the militarization [and] escalation.” 
Russia maintained that it is committed to a “peaceful resolution of the conflict” which it claims is only possible “through the elimination of its root causes, the re-establishment of Ukraine’s neutral non-aligned status, its demilitarization and denazification, and Kiev’s observance of the language, cultural and religious rights and freedoms” of Russians.
“All these goals will, undoubtedly, be achieved either by political and diplomatic means or in the course of the special military operation, in which the Russian Armed Forces are maintaining full initiative on the battlefield,” the ministry said.
The rejection marks the latest in President Donald Trump’s efforts to bring peace to Europe. The American president has already helped end, or at least pause, conflicts between Rwanda and the Congo, India and Pakistan, and Israel and Hamas.
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