US offers to relax sanctions on Russia in Ukraine peace proposal

The United States has reportedly offered to ease sanctions on Russia in a plan presented to allies aimed at enabling a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
According to Bloomberg, the US proposal was shared in Paris on Thursday, citing European Union officials familiar with the situation as sources.
This comes after French President Emmanuel Macron talked with US envoy Steve Witkoff as part of the Paris talks, the news platform reports on Friday.
Additionally, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other national security advisors talked with foreign negotiators to bring an end to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
As part of the US plan, the war would be considered frozen, the EU sources told Bloomberg.
A sketchy detail of the proposal has it that Ukrainian areas currently occupied by Russia would stay under the Vladimir Putin-led country’s leadership.
Similarly, Bloomberg sources said Ukraine would not enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, a military alliance better known as NATO, under the proposal.
Russia can see rolled-back sanctions as part of the proposal privy to Bloomberg.
But the news outlet report noted that ending restrictions placed on the country from the EU, such as unfreezing immobilised assets, requires approval of all member states.
The plan would not be considered a final settlement between the two countries, one of the EU officials told Bloomberg. European allies would not recognise Russia-controlled territories of Ukraine as under Moscow’s rule, per the source.
That official also said that the plan will need to be talked about more with Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky has opposed any peace without Kyiv involvement.
Officials said Russia will need to agree to cease fighting and Ukraine will need security guarantees for a peace plan to be successful.
Meanwhile, the key actors in the proposal, such as President Donald Trump, Putin, and Zelensky, are yet to speak on the fresh peace deal as of filing this report.
US offers to relax sanctions on Russia in Ukraine peace proposal