Putin, Erdogan Discuss US Peace Plan for Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the U.S. 28-paragraph proposal could potentially form the foundation of a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin’s press service, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

"The exchange of opinions on the situation around Ukraine was held, including in the context of US proposals for the peaceful settlement. Vladimir Putin noted that these proposals in the variant we have seen are in the course of discussions at the Russia-US summit meeting in Alaska and can fundamentally be laid into the basis of the final peaceful settlement," the Kremlin said.

The US and Ukraine held consultations on the peace plan of Washington consisting of 28 paragraphs the day before.