"Everything from when elections might be held to how Ukraine is rebuilt and who pays for it. But to actually stop the fighting, the key elements include calls for Ukraine to cede territory in the Donbas, including land that Russia has not been able to conquer in more than three years of fighting. It calls for limits to Ukraine's military, including caps on troops and certain weapons, and it calls for Ukraine to formally renounce ambitions to join NATO."
"PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Yeah. We have a way of getting peace, or we think we have a way of getting peace. He's going to have to approve it. SIMON: That's the president at the Oval Office yesterday. President Trump says he expects Zelenskyy to give an answer by Thursday. The U.S. plan provides some security guarantees for Ukraine, but it also codifies several longstanding Russian demands."
The draft U.S. peace plan lists 28 points covering elections, reconstruction, and financing for a post-conflict Ukraine. The plan’s core proposals to stop fighting include ceding territory in the Donbas, even areas Russia has not captured, imposing limits on Ukraine’s military such as caps on troops and certain weapons, and requiring Ukraine to renounce ambitions to join NATO. The plan also affirms Ukraine’s right to seek European Union membership and offers security guarantees. A Kremlin envoy participated in drafting the plan alongside White House officials. President Trump urged President Zelenskyy to approve the plan and sought a response by Thursday.
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