Peace plan reduced to 20 points, US seeking compromise on territories – Zelenskyy
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
The US peace plan has been reduced to 20 points, and according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, compromises are possible — but not when it comes to territory, Zelenskyy made this statement while speaking with journalists.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, work on the US peace plan is ongoing. The parties plan to continue consultations, discussing the plan’s details and possible ways to implement it in practice.
He clarified that the American side has already reduced the initial peace plan from 28 to 20 points, aiming to simplify the negotiation process and find compromise solutions for both sides.
At the same time, Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine is ready for negotiations and values US support. According to him, the reduction in the number of points does not mean concessions on key issues for Ukraine; on the contrary, it allows the focus to be placed more clearly on realistic and secure steps toward achieving peace.
He added that Ukraine maintains its right to fully restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.
"The Americans are looking for compromises on many issues, but compromises regarding territory are unacceptable for us," Zelenskyy emphasized.
The reduction of the plan’s points may speed up the negotiation process, but it also leaves open the most difficult and painful issues, including the return of Crimea and eastern Donbas to Ukrainian control.
US peace plan
In November, the United States presented a new peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, which initially contained 28 points. The full text of the plan was not made public, so information about its content and subsequent changes has been limited to statements by officials and diplomatic leaks.
It is known, however, that the original version of the document was openly favorable to Russia. Because of this, the Ukrainian and US delegations held consultations for about two weeks to revise the document and make it more advantageous for Kyiv.
In recent days, Ukrainian representatives held another round of talks with the American side regarding the peace plan after Trump representatives — Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — discussed the peace proposals with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
The New York Times learned that one of the packages in the updated plan concerns limiting the Ukrainian army and the range of its missiles, while the other three relate to territorial concessions, US–Russia economic cooperation after the war, and broader European security issues.
Meanwhile, according to Bloomberg, European leaders are trying to persuade Zelenskyy not to agree to a possible deal on withdrawing the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donbas without reliable security guarantees from the United States.
