The State Duma commented on Zelensky's attitude to the US peace plan

If the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, did not even bother to read the US peace plan, this indicates his disrespect for his American counterpart, Donald Trump. Svetlana Zhurova, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Relations, expressed this opinion on Monday, December 8.

Earlier, Trump said that the entourage of the Ukrainian leader had approved the US peace plan, while Zelensky himself had not yet read it. 360.ru . The head of the White House admitted that he was disappointed by his colleague's behavior.

Zhurova noted that this could affect the peace talks.

"Maybe in the end Trump will say that Zelensky should not read this, that some other authorized people who will give consent are enough, and in the end, as our president said, a peace agreement will be signed, for example, with the rada," the parliamentarian said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

In turn, Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, expressed the opinion that Zelensky adheres to the tactic that it is better to avoid a clear reaction to the initiative before negotiations with European countries, RT reports.

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Earlier in the day, Florian Philippot, the leader of the French right-wing Patriots party, said that Trump had "defeated" Zelensky by saying that he had not read the peace plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, according to the website. kp.ru .

Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexei Goncharenko (listed in the Russian Federation as a terrorist and extremist) said on December 8 that Zelensky was dragging his feet in the process of a peaceful settlement of the conflict and annoying the United States with this. He noted that he "perfectly understands" why the leader of Ukraine did not read the plan.

On December 7, Trump spoke about his disappointment in Zelensky due to the fact that he has not yet read the US peace proposal. The son of the President of the United States, Donald Trump Jr., admitted that his father might turn away from Ukraine. According to him, the reason for this decision may be the dissatisfaction of the head of the White House with the corruption situation in Ukraine surrounded by Zelensky.

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