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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "There can be no peace
plan for Ukraine that does not take into account today's
realities regarding Russian territory, with the entry of four
regions into Russia. Plans that do not take these realities into
account cannot be peaceful."
Russia declared Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and
Zaporizhzhia regions as part of its territory in September after
referendums condemned by Ukraine and Western countries. Russia
does not fully control any of the four regions.
President Zelenskiy has been promoting his 10-point peace plan,
which he first announced in November, discussing it with U.S.
President Joe Biden among others, and urging world leaders to
hold a Global Peace Summit based on it.
The plan envisions the withdrawal of Russian troops from
Ukraine's internationally-recognised territory, which would mean
Russia giving up both the four regions it claims to have
annexed, and Crimea, which it seized in 2014.
The Kremlin has repeatedly said it is open to peace talks with
Ukraine, but sees no willingness to negotiate on the part of
Kyiv.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
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