From ABC News:
“Trump administration's
28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan presented to Zelenskyy”
The Trump administration's
28-point draft proposal to finally end Russia's invasion into Ukraine would
require Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government to make
significant concessions -- but also includes NATO-style security guarantees for
Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. official. The plan, which is still a draft
and could change, was presented in Kyiv earlier Thursday. (See the full draft
below) The plan was drafted by Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff with input from
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the White House press secretary and a senior
U.S. administration official confirmed Thursday.
The plan would force Kyiv to give
up additional territory in the east, cap the size of its military and agree it
will never join NATO, among a number of other items that will be painful for
the war-torn country to swallow. Even
though the Trump administration plan calls for significant concessions from
Ukraine, one of the security guarantees that will be provided to Ukraine is
modeled on the principles of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. Under the
proposed plan, the U.S. and European allies would view an attack on Ukraine as
an attack on the "transatlantic community," according to a senior
U.S. administration official. Axios first reported details of the draft
plan.
Officially, the 28-point peace
plan notes that "Ukraine will receive reliable security guarantees." The senior official confirmed that one of
those security guarantees is a NATO-style security guarantee, which means the
U.S. and its allies could respond with military force if Russia attacks Ukraine
in the future. That could be seen as a
huge, unprecedented win for Ukraine and Zelenskyy, who has, for years, sought
long-term, collective defense protection from NATO allies. The plan was
presented to Zelenskky on Thursday, the U.S. official said. "This
plan was drawn up immediately following discussions with one of the most senior
members of President Zelensky's administration, Rustem Umerov, who agreed to
the majority of the plan, after making several modifications, and presented it
to President Zelensky," the senior U.S. administration official said to
ABC News.
White House press secretary
Karoline Leavitt said in a statement provided to ABC News that the plan
reflects the complex situation and that both Russia and Ukraine will gain more
than they will give. "As the Trump Administration has clearly said, any
deal must provide full security guarantees and deterrence for Ukraine, Europe,
and Russia to ensure the end of the war, in addition to financial opportunities
for Ukraine to rebuild, and for Russia to rejoin the global economy, to benefit
the people in both countries," Leavitt said in the statement. "This
plan was crafted to reflect the realities of the situation...to find the best
win-win scenario, where both parties gain more than they must give." In
his evening address on Thursday, Zelenskyy said he had a "very serious
conversation" with U.S. officials who laid out what he called a
"vision" for ending the war. In
his remarks, Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine needs a real peace that won't be
broken. "I outlined what is fundamentally important for us. And we agreed
that the teams will work on these proposals – so that it is real,"
Zelenkskyy said in his address. "We will not make harsh statements and are
committed to clear, honest work – Ukraine, the United States and our friends
and partners in Europe and the world."
The full plan, according to a
draft obtained by ABC News:
1. Ukraine's sovereignty will be
confirmed.
2. A comprehensive non-aggression
agreement will be concluded between Russia, Ukraine and Europe. All ambiguities
of the last 30 years will be considered settled.
3. It is expected that Russia
will not invade neighboring countries and NATO will not expand further.
4. A dialogue will be held
between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States, to resolve all security
issues and create conditions for de-escalation in order to ensure global
security and increase opportunities for cooperation and future economic development.
5. Ukraine will receive reliable
security guarantees.
6. The size of the Ukrainian
Armed Forces will be limited to 600,000 personnel.
7. Ukraine agrees to enshrine in
its constitution that it will not join NATO, and NATO agrees to include in its
statutes a provision that Ukraine will not be admitted in the future.
8. NATO agrees not to station
troops in Ukraine.
9. European fighter jets will be
stationed in Poland.
10. The U.S. guarantee:
-- The U.S. will receive
compensation for the guarantee;
- If Ukraine invades Russia, it
will lose the guarantee;
-- If Russia invades Ukraine, in
addition to a decisive coordinated military response, all global sanctions will
be reinstated, recognition of the new territory and all other benefits of this
deal will be revoked;
-- If Ukraine launches a missile
at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be
deemed invalid.
11. Ukraine is eligible for EU
membership and will receive short-term preferential access to the European
market while this issue is being considered.
12. A powerful global package of
measures to rebuild Ukraine, including but not limited to:
-- The creation of a Ukraine
Development Fund to invest in fast-growing industries, including technology,
data centers, and artificial intelligence.
-- The United States will
cooperate with Ukraine to jointly rebuild, develop, modernize, and operate
Ukraine's gas infrastructure, including pipelines and storage facilities.
-- Joint efforts to rehabilitate
war-affected areas for the restoration, reconstruction and modernization of
cities and residential areas.
-- Infrastructure development.
-- Extraction of minerals and
natural resources.
-- The World Bank will develop a
special financing package to accelerate these efforts.
13. Russia will be reintegrated
into the global economy:
-- The lifting of sanctions will
be discussed and agreed upon in stages and on a case-by-case basis.
-- The United States will enter
into a long-term economic cooperation agreement for mutual development in the
areas of energy, natural resources, infrastructure, artificial intelligence,
data centers, rare earth metal extraction projects in the Arctic, and other
mutually beneficial corporate opportunities.
-- Russia will be invited to
rejoin the G8.
14. Frozen funds will be used as
follows:
-- $100 billion in frozen Russian
assets will be invested in US-led efforts to rebuild and invest in Ukraine;
-- The US will receive 50% of the
profits from this venture. Europe will add $100 billion to increase the amount
of investment available for Ukraine's reconstruction. Frozen European funds
will be unfrozen. The remainder of the frozen Russian funds will be invested in
a separate US-Russian investment vehicle that will implement joint projects in
specific areas. This fund will be aimed at strengthening relations and
increasing common interests to create a strong incentive not to return to
conflict.
15. A joint American-Russian
working group on security issues will be established to promote and ensure
compliance with all provisions of this agreement.
16. Russia will enshrine in law
its policy of non-aggression towards Europe and Ukraine.
17. The United States and Russia
will agree to extend the validity of treaties on the non-proliferation and
control of nuclear weapons, including the START I Treaty.
18. Ukraine agrees to be a
non-nuclear state in accordance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons.
19. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear
Power Plant will be launched under the supervision of the IAEA, and the
electricity produced will be distributed equally between Russia and Ukraine --
50:50.
20. Both countries undertake to
implement educational programs in schools and society aimed at promoting
understanding and tolerance of different cultures and eliminating racism and
prejudice:
-- Ukraine will adopt EU rules on
religious tolerance and the protection of linguistic minorities.
-- Both countries will agree to
abolish all discriminatory measures and guarantee the rights of Ukrainian and
Russian media and education.
-- All Nazi ideology and
activities must be rejected and prohibited.
21. Territories:
-- Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk
will be recognized as de facto Russian, including by the United States.
-- Kherson and Zaporizhzhia will
be frozen along the line of contact, which will mean de facto recognition along
the line of contact.
-- Russia will relinquish other
agreed territories it controls outside the five regions.
-- Ukrainian forces will withdraw
from the part of Donetsk Oblast that they currently control, and this
withdrawal zone will be considered a neutral demilitarized buffer zone,
internationally recognized as territory belonging to the Russian Federation. Russian
forces will not enter this demilitarized zone.
22. After agreeing on future
territorial arrangements, both the Russian Federation and Ukraine undertake not
to change these arrangements by force. Any security guarantees will not apply
in the event of a breach of this commitment.
23. Russia will not prevent
Ukraine from using the Dnieper River for commercial activities, and agreements
will be reached on the free transport of grain across the Black Sea.
24. A humanitarian committee will
be established to resolve outstanding issues:
-- All remaining prisoners and
bodies will be exchanged on an 'all for all' basis.
-- All civilian detainees and
hostages will be returned, including children.
-- A family reunification program
will be implemented.
-- Measures will be taken to
alleviate the suffering of the victims of the conflict.
25. Ukraine will hold elections
in 100 days.
26. All parties involved in this
conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war and agree
not to make any claims or consider any complaints in the future.
27. This agreement will be
legally binding. Its implementation will be monitored and guaranteed by the
Peace Council, headed by President Donald J. Trump. Sanctions will be imposed
for violations.
28. Once all parties agree to
this memorandum, the ceasefire will take effect immediately after both sides
retreat to agreed points to begin implementation of the agreement.
^ This sounds like the US is trying
to appease Russia and NOT end Russia’s War in Ukraine.
Why would we only cap Ukraine’s
Military? Why isn’t the Russian Military capped?
Why do we reintegrate Russia into
the Global Economy even though they haven’t done anything to deserve it?
Why do we give Russia Ukrainian
Territory when Russia illegally invaded and occupied those places?
What are we going to do about
bringing justice for Russian War Crimes in Ukraine?
Why can’t Ukraine join NATO as a
Safety Guarantee?
Why can’t Ukraine restart its
Nuclear Weapons Program? Russia broke the 1994 Agreement and so Ukraine should
be allowed to restart their program if they so chose.
Why does Ukraine need to hold Elections within
100 days?
What about Russia holding free
and Democratic Elections – where Putin is not allowed on the Ballot – within 100
days?
Why is the US going to simply act
as though Russia hasn’t committed Mass Murder for the past 3 ½ years?
Why is Ukraine being punished so
harshly by these points when it is the victim of Russia’s War?
I say Ukraine and the United
States should not follow this proposed deal.
Russia has gone against every
single International Agreement regarding Ukraine since 1994 and there is
nothing that suggests they won't do the same here.
If Ukraine stops fighting with
Russia losing, then it is the end of Ukraine.
If Russia stops fighting with
Ukraine then it is the end of the War. ^
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