Ukraine Calls India's Ceasefire Plan Broadest of Four — SkimNews
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- Andrii Sybiha told reporters in Kyiv that India submitted the "broadest" of four ceasefire proposals received by Ukraine, with the other three coming from Turkiye, Egypt, and the United States.
- Ukraine is ready to consider a truce covering energy infrastructure and the Black Sea — but only in that combination, according to Foreign Minister Sybiha.
- Vladimir Putin told the Valdai Discussion Club that PM Modi "constantly raises the issue" of ending the conflict and has "very good ideas" for finding mutually acceptable solutions.
- Russia has rejected Ukraine's separate call for an unconditional ceasefire along the front line, insisting a comprehensive peace agreement must be reached instead.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow would welcome Indian peace efforts and that Russia's position was aligned with New Delhi's emphasis on dialogue and diplomacy.
- The conflict, now in its fifth year since Russia's February 2022 invasion, has killed thousands of civilians and left the Black Sea as one of the world's most dangerous commercial shipping zones due to mutual missile and drone strikes on ports and merchant vessels.
Why it matters: By endorsing only the India-style combo of energy and Black Sea coverage, Kyiv narrowed the negotiating aperture and effectively bypassed the US proposal's framing — a notable signal given Washington's traditional mediation role. Moscow's warm words about Modi's ideas sit awkwardly beside its refusal to halt strikes on the very infrastructure India proposes to shield, leaving Russia's actual position on the plan unstated.
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