Defence Ministry denies that Ukraine supports US peace plan by 90%

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has denied the New York Post's report that Kyiv allegedly supports 90% of the peace plan proposed by former US President Donald Trump.

This is stated in the ministry's commentary for Sky News.

Earlier, the NYP reported that Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umierov had allegedly told US officials that he had almost fully supported the initiative presented by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Paris. However, the Ministry of Defence stressed that it does not make political decisions and cannot provide «with percentage estimates».

«We supported the US proposal for a complete ceasefire back on 11 March. Russia, on the other hand, did not support this initiative and continues daily attacks on Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure. Under such conditions, it is difficult to talk about any dialogue, especially in numbers», the ministry said in a statement.

The Ukrainian side stressed that the main issue is to ensure a real and controlled ceasefire. The Ministry of Defence assured that Kyiv continues a constructive dialogue with the United States and remains committed to ending the war.

Earlier, The New York Times wrote that despite the expiration of the previous aid package to Ukraine, approved under President Joe Biden, the White House and the US Congress are not actually discussing new support.

It should also be recalled that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that US President Donald Trump is ready to stop trying to mediate in the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia if there are no clear signs of a peace agreement in the coming days.

Moscow reacted to the US statement and said that there was «some progress» in negotiations to resolve the war against Ukraine, but acknowledged that the process was «quite difficult». They noted that a sign of progress was allegedly Russia's compliance with the moratorium on strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

At the same time, Russia stressed that the one-month moratorium on shelling of Ukraine's energy infrastructure had ended.