(United States, 23rd) The United States recently submitted a Russia-Ukraine peace proposal to Ukraine, which involves demanding concessions from Kyiv. Ukraine faces a difficult choice, and many European countries also believe the plan requires further improvement. US President Trump stated on the 22nd that this is not the final proposal given to Ukraine.
According to foreign media reports, the Trump administration recently put forward a Russia-Ukraine peace plan, which includes Ukraine ceding the entire Donbas region, limiting Ukrainian military forces to 600,000 personnel, and prohibiting Ukraine from joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other items that touch upon several of Kyiv's “red lines.”
When asked by the media at the White House whether this peace plan was the final proposal submitted to Ukraine, Trump replied “No,” and reiterated his hope to achieve peace.
He said: “We are trying to make it (the war) end. No matter what means it takes, we must bring it to an end.”
The Washington Post, quoting informed sources, reported that the White House is pressuring Ukraine to agree to the peace proposal by the 27th of this month, or risk losing US assistance for Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Meanwhile, during the G20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg, multiple European leaders issued a joint statement on the 22nd, pointing out that the new US plan to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict “needs further improvement” and reiterating the principle that international borders should not be changed by force.
The European Commission released a joint statement that day, with European Council President Costa, European Commission President von der Leyen, German Chancellor Merz, French President Macron, and UK Prime Minister Starmer among European leaders stating that there are “crucial elements for achieving a just and lasting peace” in the 28-point draft, but that it “requires further improvement.”
The statement expresses concern about the clause in the 28-point draft limiting Ukraine's armed forces, saying “this would make Ukraine vulnerable to attack in the future.”
The statement says that related clauses involving the EU and NATO would require the separate approval of EU and NATO member states.