Kremlin On Trump Ukraine 'Plan'-Must Take Into Account Situ On Ground

The Kremlin has responded to a Reuters reportregarding a potential peace plan for Ukraine from the camp of US presidential hopeful Donald Trump. States that 'the value of any plan is in the details and any plan must take into account the real situation on the ground'. Adds that 'we do not know the exact details of this plan and we would need to see them to be able to comment.'

• Says that President Vladimir Putin 'has repeatedly said that Russia remains open to talks based on the real situation on the ground in Ukraine', and that Putin 'came out with a peace initiative recently which unfortunately was accepted neither by the west nor by Ukraine'.
• Reuters reports the plan "involves telling Ukraine it will only get more U.S. weapons if it enters into peace talks.The United States would at the same time warn Moscow that any refusal to negotiate would result in increased U.S. support for Ukraine,". The ceasefire lines would be drawn along the battle lines in place during talks.
• The plan was put forward by retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg and Fred Fleitz, who both served as chiefs of staff in Trump's National Security Council during his presidency.
• Fleitz on Trump's feedback: "I'm not claiming he agreed with it or agreed with every word of it, but we were pleased to get the feedback we did,". A Trump campaign spox said that only comments from Trump or members of his campaign should be deemed official.