Surrendered part of his country and reduced his troops drastically. After more than two years of war against Russia, these are the points that emerged in the new peace plan created by the United States under the leadership of Donald Trump and communicated to the Ukrainian government. Kyiv actually confirmed this Wednesday evening, November 19, that it had received a new proposal from Washington, which specifically requires the Ukrainian army to cede territory currently under Russian control and reduce its forces by more than half, according to a statement to AFP made by a senior official close to the matter. The plan also calls for Ukraine to surrender all its long-range weapons.
The American proposal includes “the recognition (annexation). Crimea and other territories taken over by Russia” And “reduction of the army to 400,000 men”he said. “We received a signal that we must accept this plan”stated the same source on condition of anonymity. And to add : “The important thing is that we don’t understand whether this is really Trump’s plan” Or “from the people around him”.
The plan appears to repeat the maximalist conditions previously put forward by Russia, demands that Kiev denounced as de facto surrender.
Tuesday, an article was published by American media axio indicates that the US government is working on a 28-point plan to end the conflict in Ukraine. Still according to the media, this plan will be structured around four main axes: peace in Ukraine, security guarantees, security in Europe, and the United States’ future relations with Russia and Ukraine.
From the same media axio, The director of the Russian Sovereignty Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, America’s main interlocutor on Ukraine, is optimistic about the chances of successful preparations for the agreement. In contrast to previous efforts, “We feel that Russia’s position was really heard,” he pointed out.
The Kremlin announced in 2022, in addition to Crimea annexed in 2014, the annexation of four additional regions in Ukraine, namely Donetsk and Lugansk in the east, Zaporizhia and Kherson in the south, although Russian troops do not control the entire region. Currently, Russia occupies almost 20% of Ukraine’s territory.
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