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Budanov was outraged by Vitkoff's "prosperity plan" to restore Russian gas transit through Ukraine, - Le Monde
Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov was surprised by US special envoy Steve Vitkoff's proposal for a "regional prosperity plan" at talks on 9 October, which envisaged restoring the transit of Russian gas and oil to Europe through Ukraine.
This is reported by the French newspaper Le Monde.
According to the publication, which cites an unnamed interlocutor present at the talks between the Ukrainian and American delegations, Vitkoff called his proposal advantageous for "both sides" and one that could not be refused.
It included a full restoration of the pipelines that transport Russian gas and oil to Europe through Ukraine, with Kyiv in return receiving dividends.
The Le Monde interlocutor claims the proposal provoked Budanov's outrage. The publication described his reaction with the words: "Kyrylo Budanov could barely contain his anger."
"Our model is not Belarus, it's Poland!" he said during the talks, and then, interrupting them, called President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who advised him "not to show that something is wrong."
According to the source, the talks were finally broken off when the Ukrainian delegation learned about the "diesel deal" that Trump had concluded shortly before.
"Accept this diesel fuel deal and stop striking Russian refineries! You are putting the world in danger!" Vitkoff reportedly snapped at the Ukrainians, the publication's interlocutor says.
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