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S8 Ep122: CONTINUED The Unacceptable Price of Peace: Ukraine's Sticking Points — John Hardie — John Hardie details the Russian-drafted 28-point peace plan, which demanded Ukraine's withdrawal from Donbass, prohibition of NATO ...

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🗓️ 25 November 2025

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The Unacceptable Price of Peace: Ukraine's Sticking PointsJohn HardieJohn Hardie details the Russian-drafted 28-point peace plan, which demanded Ukraine's withdrawal from Donbass, prohibition of NATO ...
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0:00.0

I'm John Batchew with my good colleagues from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy,

0:08.9

Bill Rajo, my co-host, and John Hardy, our eyes on Ukraine conflict.

0:14.5

John, I want to be very specific about what was mentioned in the 28-point plan

0:18.3

that I have reason to believe is not going to be addressed in the

0:21.2

19 point. It's going to be left to the heads of government of the NATO forces along with

0:28.0

Keev. We're talking about the Donbass. That doesn't include Crimea. Crimea is implicitly to be

0:34.7

transferred to Russia. Luhansk and Janetsk are the two provinces that are mentioned most often, but there's

0:42.0

Zaporizia province and there's Harrison province. Ukraine occupies pieces or has front lines and

0:50.3

pieces of them, and for some time now, the maximalist demand out of Moscow, if I say it correctly, has been

0:56.7

we get all four provinces, even though we've not conquered all four.

1:00.7

What is the Ukrainian part of those provinces where the front lines are?

1:07.1

What is the Russian part of those provinces where the front line is? Can you be specific,

1:12.6

John? Right. So the most recent Russian position has been, okay, we'll freeze in the south,

1:20.8

meaning Harrison and Zeparisia, where the Russians control maybe 70, 75% or so of those regions.

1:29.2

And then the Ukrainians would have to withdraw from the remainder of the Dombas,

1:34.4

which means Dhenz, and Mughansk.

1:37.1

Russia controlled basically all Mujan's like 99%.

1:39.9

And then maybe around three quarters or so of Dernetsk,, all told probably 85% of the Dombes.

1:47.8

So in the Wicco plan, the remainder of Denezkoblast would be demilitarized, meaning the Russians

1:55.2

cannot station troops there. In the past, the Ukrainians have just adamantly refuse any sort of withdrawal from Dinesco

2:04.2

Blest.

2:04.6

And I think for pretty good reason, you know, the Russians have really pretty little chance of

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