"The US-backed peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine gives Russia much of what it wants. But it also contains some challenges for Moscow: Territorial The plan affirms Ukrainian sovereignty but recognizes Crimea and the Luhansk and Donetsk regions as de facto Russian territory. Ukraine would withdraw from areas it still controls in those regions. Borders in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia would freeze along current front lines, creating a neutral buffer zone."
"The proposal calls for Ukraine to abandon its plan to join NATO. The defensive alliance would be prohibited from being stationed in Ukraine. NATO itself would have to commit to no further expansion. Ukraine would also be forced to cap its military at 600,000 troops."
US lawmakers say Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the Trump-backed peace plan as a Russian "wish list," while Rubio insists the proposal was US-authored. The plan affirms Ukrainian sovereignty but recognizes Crimea and the Luhansk and Donetsk regions as de facto Russian territory and would have Ukraine withdraw from areas it still controls there. Front lines in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia would freeze, creating a neutral buffer zone, while Russia would relinquish other occupied areas outside those five regions. The proposal bars Ukrainian NATO membership, prohibits NATO forces in Ukraine, and would cap Ukraine's military at 600,000 troops; Zaporizhzhia's nuclear plant would restart with power shared equally.
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