The Office of the President of Ukraine stated on the 20th that President Zelensky has officially received a draft plan from the United States to address the Ukraine issue, and hopes to discuss relevant matters with US President Trump in the coming days. Zelensky said on the same day that he discussed the plan with the visiting US Army Secretary Driscoll.
● Ceding Donbas Territory in Eastern Ukraine
According to reports from US outlet Axios, the UK's Financial Times, and others, the US proposal consists of four main categories with 28 points, including achieving peace and security guarantees for Ukraine, matters of European security, and the future relationship among the US, Russia, and Ukraine. The plan proposes that Ukraine give up the entire Donbas region, including areas still under Ukrainian military control.
Trump's plan contains many elements traditionally opposed by Ukraine and Europe, such as ceding the Donbas territory in eastern Ukraine, excluding Europe's proposal to deploy international peacekeeping forces to Ukraine after a ceasefire, and limiting the size of Ukraine's armed forces and its inventory of long-range weapons, etc.
US Secretary of State Rubio posted on social media X late on the 19th, stating that in order to end the Russia-Ukraine war, “serious and realistic ideas” need to be exchanged, and both sides must accept difficult compromises.
According to POLITICO, European and Ukrainian officials have already rejected this blatantly pro-Russian one-sided peace proposal from Trump, warning that making concessions to Russia would only encourage President Putin to continue attacks on NATO.
● EU: Rewarding Aggression Only Invites More Aggression
Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, told the Trump team that their 28-point ceasefire blueprint is destined to fail if it does not achieve the support of Kyiv and Europe.
Speaking to the media in Brussels on the 20th, Kallas said: "For any peace plan to succeed, it must have the support of Ukraine and Europe. The pressure should only be on the aggressor, not the victim. Rewarding aggression only invites more aggression."
A senior European official familiar with the proposal commented that the content is essentially “a checklist of President Putin's wishes” and is very bad, “but the signal being sent now seems to be that Ukrainians must accept it.”