Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had telephone conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. RBC-Ukraine reported it. According to one of the sources, politicians are discussing the draft of a new peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. European leaders are also reportedly planning to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow at the G20 summit in South Africa to discuss the US peace plan.
Russia has so far not received any peace plans or proposals from the US, but is open to dialogue. This was confirmed again by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova. “A lot of rumors in the media, discussions, points, plans – said a spokesperson quoted by the Ria Novosti news agency -. Some articles talk about several points, others about different numbers. (…) Officially the Russian side, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is an established communication channel with the US, has not received any proposals or plans, absolutely none. We are open to dialogue.”
It will be held this afternoon in Kiev, according to what we learn from European sources, a meeting between the US delegation and the EU delegation stationed in the Ukrainian capital. The same source did not explain the formation of the US delegation. Senior Pentagon officials were present in Kiev today. According to the Wall Street Journal, European leaders are preparing their own counteroffers about how to end the war in Ukraine on alternative terms to the American plan and tried to convince Ukraine to support their plan, which was designed to be more favorable to Kiev. Europe, the newspaper continued, hopes the plan will be ready within days, but Kiev has so far not committed to sticking to it.
From one second draft of the US plan released by Axios, meanwhile, appears that the US peace plan for Ukraine includes security guarantees modeled on NATO’s Article 5, which would commit the US and European allies to consider an attack on Ukraine as an attack on the entire “transatlantic community”. The statement stated that any “significant, deliberate and sustained armed attack” by Russia against Ukraine in the future “will be considered an attack that threatens the peace and security of the transatlantic community” and that the US and its allies will respond appropriately. The United States – reading the text published by Axios – emphasized that a significant, deliberate and prolonged armed attack by the Russian Federation across the agreed ceasefire line on Ukrainian territory would be considered an attack that threatens the peace and security of the transatlantic community. In such cases, the President of the United States, in the exercise of constitutional authority and after prompt consultation with Ukraine, NATO and European partners, will determine the steps necessary to restore security. Such measures may include the use of armed forces, logistics and intelligence. assistance, economic and diplomatic measures and other measures deemed appropriate. A joint assessment mechanism with NATO and Ukraine will evaluate any alleged violations.”
The security guarantee will have an initial term of 10 years and can be extended based on mutual agreement, Axios wrote.
A senior White House official and another source with direct knowledge confirmed the document’s legitimacy. The senior official said the proposal needed to be discussed with European partners and could still change. The official said the Trump administration views the security guarantee proposal as a “huge win” for Zelensky and Ukraine’s long-term security.
That European Council President Antonio Costa said that “No plans have been officially communicated to the EU. It makes no sense to comment at this time. We stand beside Ukraine in defending the principles contained in the UN Charter and working with President Volodymyr Zelensky for a just and lasting peace.”
“Yesterday – said Commission president Ursula von der Leyen – 28 point plan published. We will discuss this situation with European leaders and other countries on the sidelines of the G20. I will also contact President Zelensky to discuss this issue. This is important and we always support it: there is no peace agreement in Ukraine without Ukraine“.
According to the Financial Times, Donald Trump’s administration is putting strong pressure on Ukraineasked him to accept a peace plan between the United States and Russia by Thanksgiving, November 27.
ANSA Agency From Donbass to European jets in Poland, Trump’s plans for Ukraine ‘Russia must state in law that it will not attack Kiev or NATO’ A US officials claim that US plans for Ukraine include security guarantees for Kiev equivalent to NATO in the event of a future attack, confirming previous press reports.
And itEuropean Union High Representative Kaja Kallas Opening the Indo-Pacific ministerial forum, he said: “We support any plan that leads to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. Regarding the peace plan, we know that the plan has been presented to President Zelensky. We have always said that for the peace plan to be successful, it must involve Ukraine and European countries.”
For German Foreign Minister Johann WadephulThe US 28-point plan for Ukraine is “a list of issues that need to be urgently discussed between Ukraine and Russia, not a definitive plan. I welcome the fact that the United States is also trying to bring the parties to the negotiating table. Germany’s position is Europe’s position – he hinted – We want to strengthen Ukraine’s position. We want to make sure that Ukraine can express itself from a strong negotiating position in this matter, and Ukraine will decide which compromises to accept, just as Russia will have to take its own stand. We are not mediators in this case, but we are supporters of Ukraine because Ukraine defends its freedoms and the freedoms of Europe.”
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