To “end” the war in Ukraine “Ukraine and Europe need to agree on this plan.” He launched a warning about the peace plan being worked on by the US and Russia under the leadership of Donald Trump EU High Representative Kaja Kallastoday on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kallas continued, “could end this war immediately if he stopped bombing civilians and killing people. But we have not seen any concessions from the Russian side. We welcome all significant efforts to end this war, but this war must be just and lasting, which means not only Ukraine, but also Europe, must agree.“.
For Kallas, the European side was not involved in the development of the Russian-American peace plan: “I don’t know,” he answered.
Trump’s 28-point peace plan
As reported by Axios, Trump’s peace plan to end the war in Ukraine would guarantee Russia some territory in the east of the country that it does not currently control – essentially the entire Donbass – in return for security guarantees from the United States for Kiev and Europe in the event of future Moscow aggression, said a source in the American government, whose White House belief is that Ukraine will still lose parts of the territory that should be handed over to Russia and that it is therefore “in Kiev’s interest to reach a deal now.”
Trump’s 28-point plan would give Russia full control of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions (which together make up the Donbass), although Ukraine still controls 12% of the region. Despite Moscow’s control, the region from which Kiev will withdraw will be considered a demilitarized zone where Russia cannot deploy its own troops, Axios reported, according to which in two other regions, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, the current line of control will remain largely frozen, and Russia will return some territory, depending on negotiations.
Again, under the plan, the United States and other countries would recognize Crimea and Donbass as Russian jurisdiction, but Ukraine would not be required to do so.
The plan, according to rumors reported by the Financial Times and the Economist, would also include limiting the size of Kiev’s army and its long-range weapons in exchange for security guarantees from the United States. It is unclear what the US security guarantees mean other than a promise to defend Ukraine from further Russian aggression.
Qatar and Turkey were involved in drafting Trump’s new plan and supported US mediation efforts, according to two sources with direct knowledge, and a Doha official reportedly participated in talks between White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Ukrainian national security adviser Rustem Umerov last weekend.
Moscow: “No official proposal from US”
However, Moscow has not received an official proposal for a peace agreement with Ukraine from the United States, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. “Russia is not aware of the new peace plan regarding Ukraine and has not received a draft agreement from the United States,” he said.
