During negotiations on the “peace plan” proposed by the USA, the clause on amnesty for both Russia and Ukraine was removed. This was stated in an interview with Deutsche Welle by Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA, Olha Stefanishyna.
According to her, a number of agreements were reached after the talks in Geneva. The official clarified that some issues require further discussion with European allies.
Stefanishyna added that there had been a lot of speculation regarding the amnesty issue.
“And I can say for sure that this is not included in these 19 points. So for now, it is not there, because it is extremely controversial and concerns the issue of justice. And there have been many incorrect interpretations,” said the ambassador.
At the same time, she did not answer whether the absence of the amnesty clause means that Russia will be held accountable for war crimes.
“And while we are waiting for a public reaction from the Russian administration to this plan, I would not go into details. But I think this point has caused a lot of speculation and misinterpretation. And it is very important that this does not happen,” she emphasized.
“So again, the clause on full amnesty for Russia and Ukraine is not relevant,” Stefanishyna continued.
