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Under U.S. "peace plan", Russia would gain Ukrainian territory size of Luxembourg without fight – AFP
Implementing the U.S. "peace plan" in its current form could allow Russia to gain around 2,300 square kilometres of territory without a fight — almost the size of Luxembourg (2,590 sq km).
AFP reported this, Censor.NET says, citing European Pravda.
Under the plan, Ukraine would reportedly cede:
- nearly 5,000 sq km in Donetsk Oblast;
- 45 sq km in Luhansk Oblast.
In return, Russia would reportedly give back:
- about 2,000 sq km in Kharkiv Oblast;
- 450 sq km in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast;
- 300 sq km in Sumy Oblast;
- 20 sq km in Chernihiv Oblast.
AFP notes that the Washington-proposed plan would effectively see Ukraine hand over about 20% of its territory in exchange for getting back less than 0.5%.
Experts warn that such a scenario could carry serious political and security consequences for Ukraine.
