US peace plan provokes backlash in Kyiv
“Our teams – Ukraine and the United States – will work on points of the plan to end the war,” Zelensky said on the social media site Telegram.
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“We are ready to work constructively, honestly and quickly.”
Trump’s draft plan includes Ukraine giving up territory in the Donbas region on the Russian border, even though some of these regions are in the hands of Ukrainian forces.
Additionally, the number of Ukrainian defense forces needs to be reduced to 600,000 (from an estimated 900,000) and the use of long-range missiles and other weapons capable of reaching Russian targets must be abandoned.
Kiev will not be allowed to invade Russia or use military force to take back territory seized from Moscow. Telegram reported. Ukraine will also not be allowed to accept NATO troops into the country, and foreign warplanes will only be allowed to be stationed in Poland.
In exchange for peace, the entire Donbas region and Crimea will be given to Russia, it will be freed from Western sanctions, and it will be included in the G7 again, forming the G8 once again..
About two-thirds of Russia’s nearly $300 billion ($465 billion) in frozen assets seized worldwide will be returned to Moscow, while the remaining $100 billion will be given to Ukraine to rebuild the war-torn country.
Zelensky will have to hold elections within 100 days of the ceasefire, while Russian President Vladimir Putin will promise not to invade any NATO countries.
The basis of the agreement is an as-yet-undefined security guarantee for Ukraine by the United States and European allies. The plan states that any violation of the agreement by Kiev will result in the loss of this guarantee.
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Leaders in Kiev have rejected the idea of giving up military power and exposing the country to future threats from Russia and Putin.
Oleksandr Merezhko, chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the Ukrainian parliament, described the plan as “absolutely meaningless” in his statement. with Kyiv Independent.
Still, Zelensky’s office confirmed that it had received the draft and that the president was ready to begin negotiations.
“We are ready, as before, to work constructively with the American side, as well as with our partners in Europe and the world, so that the outcome is peace,” AEDT said on Friday.
The moves come after Russia fired 476 drones and 48 missiles into Ukraine in a single night, killing 26 people and injuring nearly 100 others. Three children were among those missing during a strike at an apartment building in the western city of Ternopil.
European Commission foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas welcomed the US initiative to make peace, but cited the Russian bombing as evidence of a lack of commitment to peace in Moscow. “For any plan to work, Ukrainians and Europeans must also participate,” he said.
“We need to understand that there is an aggressor and a victim in this war. We have not heard of any concessions by Russia.”
“If Russia really wanted peace, it could have agreed to an unconditional ceasefire some time ago.”
The controversial peace plan emerged three weeks after Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with senior Russian official Kirill Dmitriev for several days in Florida.
A Christian Orthodox church damaged in the frontline town of Kostyantynivka over the weekend.Credit: 24th Mechanized Brigade of AP/Ukraine
But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said no consultations were ongoing.
Tougher US sanctions on Russian oil exports will come into effect on Friday after Trump last month targeted the two largest suppliers, Lukoil and Rosneft. Lukoil received an extension to divest part of its operations, while restrictions on Rosneft will begin on November 21.
The move reduces some of the oil revenue already flowing to Moscow, as some buyers have cut back on their use of Russian oil out of fear they would be seized by the American sanctions regime for doing business with the targeted companies.
Reliance Industries, which operates the world’s largest oil refinery in Jamnagar, India, said on Thursday – a day before the US deadline – that it had stopped using Russian oil in its export refinery.
The refinery is estimated to account for 90 percent of the oil and diesel shipped from India to Australia each year, according to the Center for Energy and Clean Air Research, a European non-profit group.
Reliance has not promised to stop using Russian oil at a neighboring refinery that supplies India’s domestic market.
Trump’s 28-point Ukraine peace plan published by London’s Telegraph
- Ukraine’s sovereignty will be confirmed.
- A comprehensive non-aggression agreement will be signed between Russia, Ukraine and Europe. All the uncertainties of the last 30 years will be considered resolved.
- It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries and NATO will not expand further.
- A dialogue will be held between Russia and NATO under the mediation of the United States to resolve all security problems and create conditions for de-escalation in order to ensure global security and increase opportunities for cooperation and future economic development.
- Ukraine will receive reliable security guarantees.
- The size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be limited to 600,000 personnel.
- Ukraine agrees to include in its constitution that it will not join NATO, and NATO agrees to add a provision to its charter that Ukraine will not be admitted in the future.
- NATO agreed not to station troops in Ukraine.
- European warplanes will be deployed to Poland.
- US warranty: The US will receive compensation for the warranty. If Ukraine invades Russia, it loses the guarantee. If Russia invades Ukraine, in addition to a decisive and coordinated military intervention, all global sanctions will be reimposed, recognition of the new territory and all other benefits of this agreement will be canceled. Ukraine’s Moscow or St. If he launches a missile at St. Petersburg without reason, his security guarantee will be void.
- Ukraine is eligible for EU membership and will have short-term preferential access to the European market while this issue is evaluated.
- A strong package of global measures to rebuild Ukraine, including but not limited to: Establishing a Ukrainian 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 settlements. Infrastructure development. Extraction of minerals and natural resources. The World Bank will develop a special financing package to accelerate these efforts.
- Russia will be reintegrated into the global economy: The lifting of sanctions will be discussed and decided gradually and on a case-by-case basis. The United States will sign 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.
- The frozen funds will be used as follows: $100 billion of frozen Russian assets will be invested in U.S.-led Ukrainian reconstruction and investment efforts. The United States will receive 50 percent 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 thawed. The remainder of the frozen Russian funds will be invested in a separate US-Russia investment vehicle that will implement joint projects in certain areas. This fund will aim to strengthen relations and promote common interests, creating a strong incentive to prevent conflicts from recurring.
- A joint American-Russian working group on security issues will be established to promote and ensure compliance with all provisions of this agreement.
- Russia will include its policy of non-aggression towards Europe and Ukraine into law.
- The United States and Russia will agree to extend the validity of agreements on nuclear non-proliferation and control, including the START I Treaty.
- Ukraine agrees to become a non-nuclear state under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
- Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant will come into operation under IAEA supervision and the electricity produced will be distributed equally between Russia and Ukraine 50:50.
- Both countries are committed to implementing educational programs aimed at promoting understanding and tolerance of different cultures in schools and society, eliminating racism and prejudice: Ukraine will adopt EU rules on religious tolerance and protection of linguistic minorities. Both countries will agree to eliminate all discriminatory measures and guarantee Ukrainian and Russian media and education rights. All Nazi ideology and activities must be rejected and banned.
- Regions: Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk will be de facto recognized as Russia, including the United States. Kherson and Zaporizhia will be frozen along the line of contact, which will mean de facto recognition of the line of contact. Except for five regions, Russia will give up the other agreed regions it controls. Ukrainian forces will withdraw from the part of Donetsk Oblast 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.
- Once agreement is reached on future regional regulations, both the Russian Federation and Ukraine undertake not to change these regulations by force. In case of breach of this commitment, no security guarantee will be valid.
- Russia will not prevent Ukraine from using the Dnieper River for commercial activities, and agreements will be reached on the free transportation of grain through the Black Sea.
- A humanitarian committee will be established to resolve outstanding issues: All remaining prisoners and corpses will be exchanged on an ‘all for all’ basis. All civilian detainees and hostages, including children, will be returned. A family reunification program will be implemented. Measures will be taken to alleviate the suffering of conflict victims.
- Elections will be held in Ukraine in 100 days.
- All parties involved in this conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war and agree not to make any future claims or entertain any complaints.
- This agreement will be legally binding. Its implementation will be monitored and guaranteed by the Peace Council chaired by President Donald J. Trump. Sanctions will be applied for violations.
- Once all parties agree on this memorandum, the ceasefire will come into force immediately after both parties withdraw to the agreed points to begin implementation of the agreement.
