One by one, the 28 points in Donald Trump’s controversial plan for Ukraine
The plan presented by the United States for Ukraine To end the war Russia launched in February 2022, it is considering, among other things, transferring the eastern regions of Donetsk and Lugansk to Moscow or reintegrating Russia into the G8, from which it was expelled in 2014.
According to White House spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt, diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have been working “discreetly” on this plan for about a month.
ukrainian president, Volodymyr ZelenskyHe rejected the plan and stressed that he would not “betray” his country.
“Ukraine may face a very difficult choice: lose its dignity or risk losing a key partner,” the United States declared in a message to the nation. He added: “We are going through one of the most difficult times in our history.”
These are the 28 points of the plan, according to the draft seen and translated by Agence France-Presse:
1. Ukraine’s sovereignty will be confirmed.
2. It will be finished Global Non-Aggression Pact between Russia, Ukraine and Europe. All the mysteries of the past thirty years will be considered solved.
A building destroyed by a Russian air strike in the city of Ternopil in western Ukraine on Friday. Photo: EFE 3. Russia is expected not to invade neighboring countries and That NATO will not expand further.
4. Dialogue between Russia and NATO will be maintained, mediated by the United States, to resolve all security issues and create conditions for de-escalation.
5. Ukraine will receive reliable security guarantees.
6. The size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be limited to 600 thousand soldiers.
7. Kiev agrees to include in its constitution that it will not join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and NATO agrees to include in its statute a clause stating that Ukraine will not be accepted in the future.
8. NATO agrees not to deploy troops in Ukraine.
9. European fighter planes will be stationed in Poland.
10. The United States will receive compensation in exchange for security guarantees. If Ukraine invades Russia, it will lose the guarantee. If Russia invades Ukraine, in addition to a coordinated and determined military response, All global sanctions will be reimposedThe recognition of the new territories and all other benefits of this agreement will be cancelled. If Ukraine fires a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without any reason, the security guarantee will be considered invalid.
Ukrainian soldiers fire on Russian positions near the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters 12. A strong global package of measures to achieve this Rebuilding UkraineIncluding the establishment of the Ukraine Development Fund, rebuilding Ukraine’s gas infrastructure, rehabilitating war-ravaged areas, developing new infrastructure and resuming the extraction of mineral and natural resources, all under a special financing package prepared by the World Bank.
13. Russia will once again become part of the global economy, through talks on lifting sanctions, reintegrating into the G8, and signing a long-term economic cooperation agreement with the United States.
14. $100 billion in frozen Russian assets will be invested in US-led efforts to rebuild and invest in Ukraine. Washington will receive 50% of the benefits of this operation. Europe will add $100 billion to increase the amount of investment available for the reconstruction of Ukraine. The frozen European funds will be unfrozen, and the rest of the frozen Russian funds will be invested in another Russian-American investment vehicle.
Dawn under fog in Kyiv, amid Russian bombing. Photo: Reuters 15. It will be established Joint Russian-American working group With regard to security issues, to promote and ensure compliance with all provisions of this Agreement.
16. Russia will be included in its legislation Non-aggression policy against Europe and Ukraine.
17. The United States and Russia will agree to extend the validity of treaties related to nuclear nonproliferation and control, including START 1.
18 – Ukraine agrees to be a non-nuclear weapon state in accordance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
19. The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant will be reactivated under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the electricity produced will be distributed equally between Russia and Ukraine.
20. Both countries commit to implementing educational programs in schools and the community aimed at promoting understanding and tolerance.
21. Crimea, Lugansk and Donetsk will be de facto recognized as Russianeven by the United States. Kherson and Zaporizhia will be frozen on the line of contact, which will necessitate the actual recognition of this line of contact. Russia will give up the other agreed-upon areas it controls outside the five regions. Ukrainian forces will withdraw from the part of the Donetsk region they currently control, which will then be used to create a buffer zone.
22. After agreeing on future regional arrangements, the Russian Federation and Ukraine undertake not to change these arrangements by force. No security guarantee will apply in the event of breach of this obligation.
23. Russia will not prevent Ukraine from using the Dnieper River for its commercial activities and agreements will be reached on free transportation of grain in the Black Sea.
24. A humanitarian committee will be established to resolve the issue of prisoner exchange and the return of remains, hostages and detained civilians, and a family reunification program will be established.
25. Ukraine will celebrate Elections within 100 days.
26. All parties involved in this conflict will receive compensation A comprehensive amnesty for their actions during the war and agree not to make any claims or consider any complaints in the future.
27. This agreement will be legally binding. The Peace Council, led by US President Donald Trump, will be responsible for supervising its implementation. Penalties will be imposed if violated.
28. Once all parties accept this memorandum, the ceasefire will enter into force immediately upon the withdrawal of the parties to the agreed points to begin implementing the agreement.