American plans adapted to Russian sauce. axio on Wednesday 19 November a new draft of America’s plan for Ukraine was launched, the contents of which sparked protests in Europe. And for good reason: this agreement – among other things – stipulates that Kyiv cede the Donetsk and Lugansk regions to Russia, or even demilitarize parts of the country. Maximalist conditions were demanded by the Kremlin and adopted by the United States, according to Kyiv. “Trump wants a peace deal that rewards Putin and punishes Ukraine,” analyzes on his website the American historian Phillips O’Brien, professor of strategic studies at St. John’s University. Andrews.
This plan was carried out secretly by America, without involving Europe, doubtful in the face of the list of concessions demanded from Ukraine, and even more so without Kyiv despite the war started arbitrarily by Russia. According to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have indeed worked together. “secretly” on this 28 point plan for about a month. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he intended to discuss this with the American President. “in the next few days”. AFP can consult and translate American texts. Release back to what it contains.
According to the American project, Crimea, Lugansk and Donetsk will become Russian territory, and no longer Ukrainian territory. Kherson and Zaporizhia regions will be frozen along the current front line. Russia will have to give up other territory, while the Ukrainian army will withdraw from the Donetsk region it controls and will become Russia’s demilitarized buffer zone. At the end of this division, which primarily prioritizes Moscow’s interests, Ukraine will see its sovereignty “confirmed” And “All ambiguities unresolved over the past thirty years will be considered resolved.”
If the project is accepted as is, Kyiv will also stop joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and will include this commitment in its Constitution. The defense alliance will also exclude the country’s future membership in its articles of association. And no international peacekeeping force can be deployed on Ukrainian territory. These are again some of the main demands of Russia.
As for the armed forces, the plan stipulates that Ukraine’s armed forces will be limited to 600,000 troops. The United States and Russia are also expected to agree to extend the validity of nuclear non-proliferation and arms control agreements. And most importantly, Ukraine agreed not to be a country with this.
The American proposal envisages holding elections in the country within a hundred days and the possibility of holding elections “qualify” become a member of the European Union. In addition, a development fund for Ukraine will be created. It aims to rebuild Ukraine’s gas infrastructure, rehabilitate war-affected areas, develop new infrastructure and resume the extraction of minerals and natural resources, all accompanied by a special financing program developed by the World Bank.
To finance this reconstruction, $100 billion worth of frozen Russian assets will be invested in American-led projects in Ukraine, with America receiving 50% of the profits from the initiative. Europe will add 100 billion dollars for its share.
In connection with prisoner exchange, return of bodies, return of hostages or civilian detainees, a humanitarian committee will be established to resolve these aspects, and a family reunification program will be launched.
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant will be relaunched under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and its electricity production will be channeled 50% to Ukraine and 50% to Russia.
There will be no sanctions for Russia, as all parties involved in this conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war. Therefore, the country will be reintegrated into the world economy and the G8, and even be entitled to a long-term economic cooperation agreement with the United States.
The plan then requires signing a “non-aggression agreement” between Russia, Ukraine and Europe. If Russia invades Ukraine, they will face a military response “coordinate” and will once again be subject to international sanctions. The same treatment applies to Kyiv, where all security guarantees would be revoked if a missile were launched at Moscow or Saint Petersburg “without a valid reason”.
Implementation of these 28 points will be supervised by a “peace council” chaired by Donald Trump. Most importantly: a joint US-Russian working group on security issues will be established to promote and ensure compliance with all provisions of this agreement.
