Ukraine: Russia 'hasn't seen' Italian peace plan

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 24 - Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that the Russian government has not yet seen the Italian peace plan for Ukraine, adding that Moscow hoped to receive it soon via diplomatic channels.
    Italy's four-stage plan would feature a ceasefire, talks on Ukraine's 'international status', i.e. whether it is neutral, a bilateral agreement between Kyiv and Moscow on the contested areas of Crimea and Donbass, and a multilateral agreement on peace and security in Europe.
    Former Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, however, has given the thumbs down to the plan.
    "The sensation is that it was not prepared by diplomats but by local political commentators who have read provincial newspapers and operate on the basis of fake Ukrainian news," he said.
    Medvedev also said the Donbass area would never return to Kyiv's control. (ANSA).