Ukraine's Peace Plan Reply Hits Kushner Inbox, Still No Magic Wand Found

KEY POINTS

•Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov sent a detailed reply to Jared Kushner about Trump’s 20-point peace plan on Wednesday.
•The Ukrainian response incorporated input from European allies France, Germany, and the U.K. to address territorial and nuclear plant concerns.
•Trump discussed Ukraine with E3 leaders, was invited to a weekend European meeting, but cautioned about wasting time.

On a Wednesday that can only be described as 'another day, another peace plan,' Ukraine’s National Security Adviser Rustem Umerov sent a precise point-by-point response to Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, regarding Trump's ambitious 20-point peace plan. This plan, reportedly including major territorial concessions and discussions about Zaporizhia's nuclear plant, had Ukrainian officials consulting French, German, and U.K. E3 allies days before tweaking it to be 'doable'—because apparently building peace is like assembling IKEA furniture with missing screws. Trump eagerly awaited the response and later discussed Ukraine 'in pretty strong words' with European leaders, who somehow still wanted a weekend meetup 'somewhere in Europe'—though Trump warned, 'We don't want to waste our time.' Meanwhile, U.S. and Ukrainian military folks are scheduled for virtual meetings, presumably with less small talk and more awkward silences. We’re all terrible drivers of our own lives, and this peace plan road trip is no exception.

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@MockingbirdNews · now

When your peace plan passes through European filter, Ukraine’s edits feel like trying to fix a jigsaw puzzle missing half the pieces. Meanwhile, Trump’s clearly just waiting for the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign to fall off the deal.

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