Territorial concessions, army restrictions and refusal from NATO. US peace plan for Ukraine leaked in media

The peace plan of the Donald Trump administration provides for territorial concessions of Ukraine, significant restrictions for the Ukrainian army and fixing in the Constitution the refusal to join NATO.

This became known from the article of the Axios publication, which received the draft document and confirmation of its content from Ukrainian and American officials.

According to Axios, Washington is putting pressure on Kyiv, seeking quick approval of the agreement and setting "aggressive deadlines" for its adoption.

The plan was prepared by Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in cooperation with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jared Kushner. During his work, Witkoff consulted with russian representative Kirill Dmitriev.

Dmitriev said that for the first time russia "feels real attention to its position" and expressed optimism about this process.

After consultations with the russian side, negotiations were held with the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov. Separately, US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll handed over the written text to Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The President emphasized that the document is a US vision, not a final agreement, and marked a number of "red lines" for Ukraine.

The plan includes significant changes in the status of Ukrainian territories: the US de facto recognizes Crimea and the entire territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions as russian, and proposes to "freeze" the situation in the south along the contact line.

28 points of the American plan (retelling)

1. Confirmation of Ukraine's sovereignty as a state.
2. A trilateral agreement between russia, Ukraine and Europe on non-aggression, with the fixation that all conflicts of the last 30 years are considered closed.
3. Russia's commitment not to invade neighboring states, and NATO - not to expand further.
4. Creation of a russia-NATO negotiation format with US mediation to resolve security issues and reduce tensions.
5. Providing security guarantees to Ukraine.
6. Reducing the size of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to 600,000 troops.
7. Ukraine introduces a provision in the Constitution refusing to join NATO. NATO, in turn, officially establishes that Ukraine will never be in the Alliance.
8. NATO undertakes not to station troops on Ukrainian territory.
9. European fighters are based in Poland.
10. US guarantees:

• Washington receives compensation for the guarantees provided;
• in the event of a Ukrainian invasion of russia, the guarantees are terminated;
• in the event of a new russian attack, the US and its allies respond militarily, renew all sanctions and cancel the "bonuses" of the agreement;
• if Ukraine strikes Moscow or St. Petersburg without reason, the guarantees are canceled.

1. Ukraine gains the right to join the EU and temporary privileged access to the European market.
2. A large-scale program for the recovery of Ukraine, including:

• creation of the Development Fund of Ukraine for investments in high-tech industries;
• joint modernization of gas infrastructure;
• projects for the reconstruction of destroyed territories;
• infrastructure development;
• extraction of minerals and resources;
• special financing from the World Bank.
• 13. Return of russia to the global economy:
• phased lifting of sanctions;
• long-term US-russian economic agreement on energy, resources, digital infrastructure, technology and the Arctic;
• invitation of russia to return to the G8.

1. Use of frozen assets:

• USD 100 billion of russian assets are directed to the reconstruction of Ukraine under the leadership of the US;
• the US receives 50% of the profits;
• the EU adds another USD 100 billion and unfreezes its assets;
• the remaining russian assets are invested in a joint US-russian fund.

1. Creation of a joint russian-American security group to monitor the implementation of the agreement.
2. Russia legally enshrines a policy of non-aggression against Ukraine and Europe.
3. The US and russia extend the nuclear arms control treaties.
4. Ukraine confirms its status as a nuclear-free state.
5. The Zaporizhzhia NPP is launched under IAEA supervision, and electricity is shared 50/50 between Ukraine and russia.
6. Both countries implement tolerance and anti-discrimination programs:

• Ukraine implements EU standards in the field of protection of linguistic and religious minorities;
• Ukraine and russia abolish restrictions on the media and education;
• All Nazi ideology is banned.

21.Territorial provisions:

• Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk Regions are recognized as de facto russian, including by the USA;
• Kherson and Zaporizhia Regions are fixed along the front line;
• Russia renounces other captured territories;
• The Armed Forces of Ukraine withdraw from the currently controlled parts of the Donetsk Region, where a demilitarized buffer zone is created without the presence of russian troops.

1. Ukraine and russia undertake not to change territorial agreements by force. Security guarantees do not apply in case of violation.
2. Russia guarantees Ukraine access to the Dnieper for commercial navigation and free export of grain through the Black Sea.
3. Creation of a humanitarian committee:

• exchange of prisoners and bodies "all for all";
• return of all civilian hostages, including children;
• family reunification program;
• support for war victims.

1. Holding elections in Ukraine 100 days after the signing of the agreement.
2. Amnesty for all participants in the conflict, without the right to make claims in the future.
3. The agreement becomes legally binding. The implementation is monitored by the "Peace Council" chaired by Donald Trump. Violation is punishable by sanctions.
4. The ceasefire comes into force after the simultaneous withdrawal of Ukrainian and russian troops to agreed positions.

What else is known about the new US peace plan for Ukraine

Foreign media report that the Donald Trump administration is conducting unofficial and non-public consultations with russia to prepare a new plan to end the war in Ukraine. There has not been an official presentation of the document yet, but some of its provisions have appeared in the media with references to sources.

The document supposedly consists of 28 points, including territorial concessions in the Donbas, a threefold reduction in the size of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, freezing the contact line in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions, lifting sanctions on russia and stopping the investigation of its crimes.

One of the points of the peace plan to end the war in Ukraine is supposed to be the recognition of the russian language as the official state language in Ukraine.

Also, according to media reports, the US peace plan to end the russian-Ukrainian war allegedly contains a proposal under which Ukraine could transfer part of its territories to russia "on lease".

US President Donald Trump this week approved a 28-point document, the main goal of which is to end russia's war against Ukraine.

The President's Office confirmed that Zelenskyy received a draft of this plan from the US and agreed to work on it, but - while preserving Ukrainian interests.

The media reported that the President also traveled to Turkey with an alternative plan developed together with European partners.

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