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donald trump said on Monday that “I think we’re closer now than ever before” towards an agreement on a peace agreement for ukraine,
Ukrainian President after two-day talks in Berlin Volodymyr Zelensky emerged with its European allies Regarding the framework for security guarantees he says he needs to end the war,
With the US now offering NATO-style security, the main obstacle to peace is the region – something Zelensky says he cannot and will not abandon.
However, he was optimistic enough to say that talks in the US could happen by the end of this week.
no compromise on Revised 20 Point Plan still depends on kremlinJoe says he is waiting for an update from Washington.
Russia The government remained adamant on Tuesday, rejecting any possibility of giving back land in Ukraine or accepting peacekeepers before looking at the proposals.
Below we’ll look at what we know so far about the plan and potential problems.
Ukraine left NATO…
Zelensky offered to abandon Ukraine’s ambitions to join NATO as he held five hours of intense talks with US negotiators on Sunday.
Trump has opposed the idea since taking office, and it may not be on the table for some time. But security experts say it reflects Zelensky’s US approach to negotiating in good faith.
Brett Bruen, a former foreign policy adviser in the Obama administration, said, “It was a way for Zelensky to compare Ukraine’s willingness to make significant concessions for peace, when Moscow lacked any significant concessions”.
…and receives ‘NATO-style’ guarantees
Ukraine is still seeking clear security guarantees, which Europe has offered to bring forward with a ‘multinational force’ made up of a coalition of willing members and supported by the US.
With “90 percent” of the issues in the draft plan now resolved, according to US officials, Washington finally offered Ukraine security measures based on NATO’s Article 5 clause on collective defence.
It was an unprecedented victory for Kiev, with both Ukrainian and European leaders arguing that guarantees should be made before any talk of a land swap.
Details are still scarce and it is unclear what kind of response the US would commit to if Russia breached the peace. US officials said it is a “platinum standard”, but it will not be offered forever.
Russia still says it will not under any circumstances accept what it calls NATO peacekeepers into Ukraine.
America is optimistic about progress in the region
Ukraine is bound under its constitution not to cede any land, and Zelensky has insisted that he is not willing or able to give up any land demanded by Russia.
The US delegation still believes there is room for movement. An official said after the talks that his side still “feels really good about the progress we have made, including in the area”.
He said Zelensky would now introduce some of the “thought-provoking ideas” produced by the US to his team.
Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday that Moscow is not ready to make any concessions on Donbass, Crimea or ‘Novorossiya’, an imperial distinction for lands north of the Black Sea.
Zelensky lauded the progress, but acknowledged in comments to journalists that the issue was “a painful one, because Russia wants what it wants, and we cannot go further than that”.
Ukraine’s future in the EU
US officials said on Monday that Russia would accept Ukraine’s accession to the European Union as part of a deal to end the war.
A senior source told AFP news agency on Friday they could see Ukraine joining by January 2027, but diplomats in Brussels said the idea was “unrealistic”.
The issue remains controversial in parts of Europe, but the bloc would support the move. Top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas Said It said last month that Ukraine’s membership would in itself be a “major security guarantee”.
Sharing Power – Virtually
One of the 28 points included in the original US draft – which was reduced to 20 – was the idea of sharing electricity produced at Europe’s largest nuclear power station.
Russia has occupied the Zaporizhia plant since the beginning of the war.
A US official said after the Berlin talks that they were close to striking a deal that would allow the two sides to share power, although it was unclear how this would work in practice.