THE first versions of the American proposals for a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia respond to numerous requests from KyivUkrainian President Volodymir Zelensky said Monday, while suggesting that neither side in the nearly four-year-old war is likely to get everything they want in settlement negotiations.
“In general, “It looks pretty solid at this point.”The Ukrainian leader discussed recent discussions with U.S. officials who are trying to steer neighboring countries toward compromise.
“There are certain things for which we’re probably not ready“, and I’m sure there are things the Russians are not ready for either,” Zelensky told reporters in kyiv.
The complicated deal for Trump
US President Donald Trump has been pushing for a peace deal for months, but negotiations have so far faced obstacles. strongly contradictory demands from Moscow and Kyiv. Despite this, US envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday he had “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives.
Zelensky said that “almost 90% of Ukraine’s requests were taken into account in the draft agreements. The backbone of the proposed deal is a 20-point plan, he said. There is also a framework document on security guarantees between Kyiv, European countries and Washington, as well as a separate document on bilateral security guarantees provided by the United States to Ukraine.
Zelensky mentioned several key pointslike the Ukrainian army which, in peacetime, numbered around 800,000 men; membership of the European Union; and the presence of European forces, under the leadership of France and the United Kingdom and with “support” from Washington, ensuring “the security of Ukraine in the air, on land and at sea”.
“Some key countries will ensure a presence in these areas; others will contribute to energy security, finances, bomb shelters, etc.,” added the Ukrainian president.
Ukraine argues that the bilateral document with the United States should be considered by the US Congress and maintain certain classified details and annexes» Zelensky said.
Ukraine attacks behind Russian lines
The American team is currently in talks with Russian envoys and Washington requested that details not be disclosedhe added.
Ukrainian forces They bombed an oil terminalan oil pipeline, two parked fighter jets and two ships in a series of attacks on Russian soil, officials said Monday.
These attacks are part of an ongoing campaign to disrupt the Russian war effort and spread fear behind the front linewhere outnumbered Ukrainian troops struggle to contain the Russian army after nearly four years of war.
These attacks also aim to undermine President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to show that Russia negotiates from a position of military strength in the US-led peace efforts, which have yet to make progress on key points.
He assassination of a Russian general The car bomb attack in Moscow on Monday – investigators suspect Ukraine of being responsible – could be another example of kyiv choosing surprise targets.
Ukrainian supporters Two Russian fighter planes burned during an operation Sunday evening at a base near Lipetsk, a city in western Russia, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
The Russian Defense Ministry said only that its forces shot down 41 Ukrainian drones overnight, including three in the Krasnodar region.
Meanwhile, Russian forces continued to target Ukraine’s energy sector, aiming to deprive civilians of heat and running water during the freezing winter. Russia tried to deprive Ukraine of its power throughout the war; Kyiv says this tactic aims to weaponize winter.
Energy infrastructure in five regions was attacked during the nightsaid the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine. Russia attacked Ukraine with 86 drones overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said. Ukrainian forces arrested 58, he said.
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