Zelensky's Draft Peace Plan for Ukraine: Key Points and Unresolved Issues

Draft Settlement Deal for Ukraine

• 💡 President Zelensky has revealed 20 key points of a new draft settlement deal for the ongoing war, currently under review by Moscow.
• 📌 The plan includes potential security guarantees from the US, NATO, and European partners.
• 🎯 A significant point of contention remains the issue of territory, which is still unresolved.

Territorial Disputes and Demilitarization

• ⚠️ One option being considered is freezing the current contact line, which Ukraine appears to favor.
• 🇷🇺 Russia has been pushing for, and the US appears to support, a second option requiring the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donbas.
• 🚧 The American framing of this withdrawal is as a demilitarized or economic zone in Donbas.

Referendum and Elections

• 🗳️ If the withdrawal option is agreed upon, it would be put to a referendum in Ukraine.
• 🗓️ This referendum might coincide with a presidential election, a point supported by both Russia and the US.

Security Guarantees and International Force

• 🤝 Zelensky stated that security guarantees would be mirrored by Article 5 of NATO rules, implying a collective response to an attack.
• ❓ The exact nature of how guarantors would respond to a renewed attack on Ukraine is not clearly defined.
• 🌍 The draft proposes an international military force to monitor any ceasefire, a point Russia has strongly rejected.

Russian Response and Next Steps

• 🚫 Russia has not accepted the plan, with parts being highly unlikely to be accepted by Moscow.
• 🇷🇺 A Russian negotiator reported back to President Putin, who is considering the suggestions made by American negotiators.