Zelensky says peace plan agreed by Ukraine and US has been shared with Russia

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1. The US and Ukraine have agreed on a peace deal, and shared details of the latest 20-point plan with Russia, according to Volodymyr Zelensky.

   The Ukrainian President said the latest proposals have “significantly brought most of the positions closer together”, but there were still details to iron out over the Donetsk region and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

   He called the plan “the main framework for ending the war”, with key questions on territory to be resolved “at the leaders’ level”.

   The proposal offers Russia the possible withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the east that it wants, with US negotiators also looking at establishing a demilitarised zone or a “free economic zone” in the eastern Donbas region.

   The updated deal has been shared with Russian negotiators and a response from Vladimir Putin is expected on Wednesday, Zelensky added.

   He said negotiations over the Donbas – a region encompassing the Donetsk and Luhansk regions – are “the most difficult point”.

   So far, Russia has taken over most of Luhansk and around 70 per cent of Donetsk. Moscow has insisted that Kyiv gives up the remaining territory in Donbas that it has not captured, but Ukraine has refused to accept this.

   The US has proposed a compromise of transforming the areas into a free economic zone or demilitarised zone, but Ukraine has insisted that any arrangement must hinge on a referendum allowing citizens to decide their own fate.

   Zelensky has also insisted that the area is demilitarised and an international force is present to ensure stability.

   The other sticking point is how the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is currently under Russian occupation, will be managed.

   The US has proposed that the enterprise will be jointly operated by Ukraine, the US and Russia, which each side having an equal stake.

   But Zelensky has countered with a proposal of joint ownership between the US and Ukraine, in which the Americans can choose to distribute their share to Russia.

2. Hmm doesnt seem bad tbh, being realistic, i feel really sorry for the Ukrainians , hope this nightmare ends as soon as possible.

3. With Russia’s economy essentially reliant on this war, I doubt they’d accept the terms.

4. Its a realistic plan for Ukraine but i doubt putin would accept any peace deal that doesn’t neutralize the Ukrainian army and involves foreign troops on the border. Putin loves frozen conflicts its part of his playbook, he would only accept a plan that would allow him to do it again in a couple years.

5. Why tf is Ukraine negotiating a peace treaty with the US?

6. And when Russia inevitably refuses, we can see Witkoff and Trump blaming Ukraine again.

7. Its not really a serious offer, I think. It is mainly a bunch of window dressing, to disguise what they’re really after which is just the 60 day ceasefire so they can try to stabilize the front.

8. I can’t wait to watch trump take the 50% and tell Putin he can’t pay up because he’s under a tax audit

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