Advisers to the newly elected US President Donald Trump are developing plans to end the war in Ukraine, which provide for concessions to Russia a significant part of the country's territory and refusal of NATO membership. Proposals include freezing front lines and a carrot-and-stick system for both sides. This is reported by Reuters, reports UNN.
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According to Reuters, the proposals of three key Trump advisers, including the future US Special Envoy for Russia and Ukraine, retired Army Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, have some common elements, including excluding Ukraine from NATO membership
Trump's advisers will try to force Moscow and Kiev to negotiate with the help of "carrot and stick", including ending military aid to Ukraine if he does not agree to negotiations, but increasing aid if Russian dictator Vladimir Putin refuses to negotiate.
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During his campaign, Trump repeatedly promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of his inauguration on January 20, if not earlier, but has not yet said exactly how. analysts and former US national security officials express serious doubts that Trump will be able to fulfill such a promise due to the complexity of the situation.
One of the reasons for the statement is that I am glad to give an explanation about the possible "contours" of the Trump peace plan, according to Reuters.
However, Trump may face Putin's reluctance to start negotiations.
According to four advisers, as of last week, Trump has not yet convened a working group to develop a peace plan.
Ultimately, a peace agreement is likely to depend on direct personal interaction between Trump, Putin and Zelensky, the advisers said.
One former Trump national security official said there are three main proposals: the Kellogg plan, the plan of newly elected vice president J. D. Vance, and the plan of Richard Grenell, Trump's former acting intelligence chief.
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The Kellogg plan, co-written with former National Security Council official Fred Flitz and presented to Trump earlier this year, calls for a freeze on the current battle lines.
Vance, who as a US senator opposed helping Ukraine, put forward a separate idea in September.
He told us podcaster Sean Ryan that the deal is likely to include a demilitarized zone on existing front lines that will be "heavily fortified" to prevent further Russian incursions. His proposal will deprive Kiev of NATO membership, notes Reuters.
Grenell, Trump's former ambassador to Germany, called for the creation of "autonomous zones" in eastern Ukraine during a Bloomberg round table in July, but did not elaborate. He also expressed the opinion that Ukraine's membership in NATO does not meet the interests of America.
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Grenelle has not yet been appointed to the new administration, although he still listens to Trump's opinion on European issues, one of Trump's senior foreign policy advisers told Reuters.
According to him, Grenell was one of the few participants in the September meeting between Trump and Zelensky in New York.