Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Vladimir Putin is reported to be unhappy with the proposed Witkoff-Dimitriev peace plan for Ukraine. "Trump is in a hurry, and Vladimir Vladimirovich is not so much," says a Russian source. ⬇️

2/ The independent Russian news outlet Verstka reports that Russian diplomatic sources and sources close to the Kremlin consider the draft agreement to be "vague, in need of revision, and not fully implementable." They see it as merely a basis for a future agreement.

3/ According to a Russian Foreign Ministry source, the peace plan "is not ready ... in the form in which it is currently being discussed." He says that work still needs to be done on the wording and details.

4/ "There are also issues with guarantees, the size of the Ukrainian army, and questions regarding sanctions and [frozen Russian] assets," he says.

5/ A high-ranking Russian government source says that the proposals are a "start" but are "unlikely to be fully implemented." Echoing Western critiques, he criticises the 28 points as having too many "vague points" that delay the resolution of contentious issues "indefinitely".

6/ For instance, the draft does not clarify the status of critical issues of borders, timeframes and financial issues. "All these issues need to be ironed out and clearly spelled out. But Trump is in a hurry, and Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] is not so much," the source says.

7/ Putin himself did not comment on the proposals during a visit to a Russian army command post on 20 November. This has greatly frustrated Russian officials who want to see an end to the war.

8/ One official suggested to Verstka immediately after the agreement was leaked that the iconic Stalin-era 'Worker and Collective Farm Woman' statue in Moscow could be replaced with a monument to Donald Trump.

9/ After the initial euphoria, Putin's indifferent reaction has prompted disappointment among the Russian bureaucracy. One official thinks that Putin has "doubled the stakes again" and "may now lose."

10/ Another says that "hope [for peace] had glimmered, but it was immediately cooled again."

It's unclear where this leaves the proposals. As it stands, the Trump Administration is pressuring Ukraine to sign an agreement that even Russia doesn't want. /end

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