Trump Pushing His New Peace Plan for Russia and Ukraine, European Leaders Revising
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By Elizabeth Delaney, Crosswalk.com
President Trump’s 28-point peace plan is basically a land for peace type of agreement. If Ukraine were to agree to what amounts to terms of surrender for ending the war, Russia would be given large portions of Ukrainian land it already occupies, in addition to sections Russia wants but does not yet occupy, according to Axios.
In return, the plan promises that “Ukraine will receive reliable security guarantees,” which would include the U.S. and its allies the right to act with military force if Russia were to attack Ukraine again in the future. Ukraine would also have to cut its armed forces by more than half, to name only a few concessions, according to ABC News.
President Trump’s top U.S. peace negotiations representative, Steve Witkoff, and Kirill Dmitriev, a top ally of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, worked out the plan and discussed it with just a few Ukrainian officials, according to The Hill.
Senator Roger Wicker: ‘So-Called Peace Plan Has Real Problems’
The plan has been called out as favoring Russia as an aggressor while victimizing Ukraine.
“This so-called ‘peace plan’ has real problems, and I am highly skeptical it will achieve peace,” Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker told The Independent. “Ukraine should not be forced to give up its lands to one of the world’s most flagrant war criminals in Vladimir Putin.”
Nevertheless, President Trump is very eager to bring the war to an end, and gave Ukrainian President Zelenskyy a deadline of Monday to sign his peace plan or lose American intelligence and military support, according to Politico.
“It was strongly implied to the Ukrainians that the United States expects them to agree to a peace deal,” a U.S. official told Politico. “Any changes will be decided upon by the president himself.”
EU Leaders: ‘Plan Needs Additional Work
Zelenskyy has referred to the demand as “one of the most difficult moments in our history,” in a Friday video address to the nation. He met with Germany’s Friedrich Merz, France’s Emmanuel Macron, the U.K.’s Keir Starmer, the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen, Finland’s Alexander Stubb, and Canada’s Mark Carney for an urgent discussion at the G20 summit in Johannesburg on Sunday.
“The [peace plan] draft is a basis which will require additional work,” the leaders said in a joint statement picked up by Politico after discussing Trump’s plan. “We are clear on the principle that borders must not be changed by force. We are also concerned by the proposed limitations on Ukraine’s armed forces, which would leave Ukraine vulnerable to future attack.”
During the G20 summit in Johannesburg on Sunday, Trump apparently agreed to push out Zelenskyy’s deadline for signing the agreement to Thursday in response to the negative reactions of several of the leaders. After the meeting, many of the leaders began to tweet out their support for Ukraine. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Trump and the two agreed that they “must work together at this critical moment,” according to The Journal.
European leaders are getting together and proposing a plan that is very different from what Trump proposed. This new plan takes out some of the points that were most damaging to Ukraine, according to The Journal.
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Elizabeth Delaney has been a freelance content writer for over 20 years and has enjoyed having her prose published in both the non-fiction and fiction markets. She has written various types of content, including Christian articles, healthy lifestyle, blog posts, business topics, news articles, product descriptions, and some fiction. She is also a singer-songwriter-musician. When she is not busy with writing or music, she enjoys spending time with friends or family and doing fun social activities such as hiking, swing dancing, concerts, and other activities.
