US President Donald Trump set a deadline for Ukraine to agree to the White House's 28-point plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Ukraine was supposed to do this on November 27, Thanksgiving Day, which is celebrated in the US. Trump later postponed this deadline. In a comment to UNN, political science candidate, international expert Stanislav Zhelikhovsky said that the US peace plan definitely needs refinement, because Ukraine, as a party to the conflict, must be heard unequivocally, adding that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's resistance to the peace plan will have consequences for the Kremlin.
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As Zhelikhovsky noted, when the plan was presented, "there were a lot of such panic statements, we can say indignant statements about its content."
In principle, they (the points - ed.) are logical given that there are points that do not suit the Ukrainian state, but still, now we see that the situation has changed and even now, when we talk about the statements of European politicians, they said that we are not developing a new plan, we are making changes to what exists. That is, they approached it more cautiously, they did not sharply criticize Trump's plan so as not to irritate him. And this is understandable, but only to submit their proposals, which are now being considered by the parties, in particular, regarding the size of the Ukrainian army, regarding security guarantees, regarding territories, and also the issue of NATO. These are the more controversial provisions of the project that were proposed by Trump from the very beginning
According to him, the situation is changing now, and certain developments have already been made in Geneva, after which the work moved to Abu Dhabi, where work with the Russian side has already taken place.
What the finalized version will be - we do not know yet. Obviously, everything now depends on how events unfold, firstly, around further negotiations, because, as Trump himself noted... Steve Witkoff is to go to Moscow to meet with dictator Putin. Accordingly, they will also discuss the provisions of this peace plan, which was generally drawn up with the participation of Russians. But, I think, then he will also take the option that will already be developed by Ukrainians, Americans, Europeans during these meetings
He emphasizes that it is also worth looking at the consequences of the scandal related to the transcripts of conversations between Russian officials and Steve Witkoff.
So it is also unclear whether this will affect the situation in the US or not. The scandal is still fresh and we do not know its consequences. Perhaps most of the work will be done by other American officials. In particular, for example, the newly appointed special envoy, US Secretary of the Army Driscoll. As I understand it, he will be more involved in the Ukrainian track, that is, he will actually replace General Keith Kellogg in this area, and therefore we expect his visit to Ukraine soon, and a meeting with Ukrainian high-ranking officials. I think, also with President Zelensky
The political scientist emphasizes that the peace plan definitely needs refinement, because Ukraine, as a party to the conflict, must be heard unequivocally.
Especially since Ukraine is a victim of aggression, and it does not want Russia to be able to maximize its gains from the possible negotiation process and the document that can be signed by Ukraine and Russia. Therefore, consultations and coordination are currently taking place at various levels, and therefore it is not excluded that in the near future we will still find out whether there will be an opportunity to talk about a peaceful settlement at all, or not, because there is a possibility that Russia will do everything possible to ensure that Ukraine falls under the sights of the American side, under pressure from the United States, and Putin will maneuver and in the end nothing will come of it
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According to him, the Kremlin's and Putin's intention may be to sow chaos among Western states, in particular to put Ukraine in disfavor with the Trump Administration, so that our country cannot receive military support and intelligence data.
This is Putin's plan, in my opinion. Whether it will be implemented or not, we do not know, because he also takes risks, because if it becomes absolutely clear that Russia is going for some compromise options... again, negotiations are compromises, especially regarding a peaceful settlement. If Russia does not agree to any, or to several important compromises, then Putin also risks falling under US pressure, including sanctions and political pressure. Political pressure, sanctions pressure, economic restrictions will be introduced. And in this way, I saw a peaceful settlement in the near future
Answering the question of why talks about the peace plan and negotiations intensified now, he noted that this is due to several points: "The issue of resolving the Russian-Ukrainian war is important for Trump himself, if we talk about his political motives, because he repeatedly stated even before the inauguration, before winning the elections, that he would end all conflicts, including the Russian-Ukrainian war. Now he would like to show that he can still push the issue through. For him, this is important in the context, I think, of the first anniversary of his second presidential term. I want to remind you that on January 20 next year it will be exactly one year since Trump was inaugurated. Accordingly, he wants to show that he was able to achieve a significant breakthrough this year, which, for example, his predecessor Joe Biden could not achieve."
The political scientist also points out that Trump himself would like to shift attention to more general events for himself, including China, because it is important for Trump to determine whether he will still be able to start a new chapter in relations between Washington and Beijing or not.