Zelenskyy will be pressured to accept peace plan with Russia, sources say
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
The peace plan for Ukraine, jointly developed by the United States and Russia, envisions amnesty for war crimes, Russia's return to the global economy, and Ukraine's renunciation of NATO membership, a source told RBC-Ukraine.
The plan includes amnesty for all wartime crimes. "And this is even broader than the crimes committed by Russian forces," the source said.
According to him, the plan also provides for Russia's full return to the global economy.
In addition, under the plan, not only must Ukraine remove the reference to NATO membership from its Constitution, but Alliance members must also legally recognize that Ukraine will never become a NATO member.
The source said that a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US generals is scheduled for today in the second half of the day.
The interlocutor stated that, based on available information, the main topic of the conversation will be pressure on Zelenskyy to accept this framework of agreements.
"Then, they will probably discuss it with the Russians as well," the source said.
What is known about the new peace plan
Today, November 20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is returning to Kyiv from a working trip to Türkiye, where he discussed intensifying negotiations.
A delegation of US military officials, headed by US Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll, is waiting for him in the Ukrainian capital.
All this is happening against the backdrop of numerous reports in Western media about a peace plan developed in Washington by US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, with the involvement of Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
NBC News reports that the US president has approved a plan reportedly comprising 28 points, though none have been disclosed.
However, The Wall Street Journal reported that the document provides for Ukraine's withdrawal from NATO aspirations for several years and a ban on deploying foreign peacekeeping forces inside the country.
According to officials, the US administration is trying to apply to Ukraine the same approach it used to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip: draft a multi-point proposal and then pressure the warring sides to accept it.
American officials familiar with the proposal said that it envisions Ukraine handing over the entire eastern Donbas region to Russia, including areas currently controlled by Kyiv.
In return, Moscow would promise not to attack Ukraine or any other European countries, officials said, and would formalize this commitment in law.
There is no official confirmation of this 28-point plan. However, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated today that Washington is developing ideas to end the war based on proposals from both sides. According to him, "peace will require both sides to agree."
More on what is currently known about the peace plan can be found in the RBC-Ukraine report.
