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Key Points and Summary – Volodymyr Zelenskyy says up to five draft peace documents for Ukraine are nearly complete, including proposals for long-term U.S.-backed security guarantees that stop short of NATO membership.
-Washington and key European capitals describe their Berlin talks as productive, claiming most disagreements with Kyiv are resolved.
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-Yet Russia, not present at the table, has signaled little interest, insisting on recognition of its occupied territories and rejecting NATO troops in Ukraine.
-A floated idea to turn parts of Donbas into a demilitarized “free economic zone” has angered Zelenskyy and clashes with Ukraine’s constitution.
-European officials admit the process is also about keeping the U.S. commitment intact.
Russia Plays Down Ukraine Peace Plan Claims
Fresh peace proposals for Ukraine and Russia could be ready within days, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the press on Tuesday.
The Ukrainian leader’s remarks come on the back of his talks with top U.S. and European officials in Berlin on Monday.
He said that up to five draft documents were close to completion, with more than one of them suggesting long-term security guarantees for Kyiv.
Some of these, he said, would require approval by the U.S. Congress and are intended to offer protections comparable to NATO’s Article 5, though without formal membership.
Still, there is no obvious sign that Moscow is keen to whittle down its demands.
American officials described the Berlin talks as productive, claiming around 90% of the most difficult issues between Kyiv and its Western backers had been resolved.
President Donald Trump echoed that optimism, saying peace was closer than at any point since Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago.
Still, the elephant in the room during these talks has been Russia’s absence.
Indeed, the thorniest barriers to peace – the question of lucrative, fortified Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces, particularly in the Donbas, as well as what might occur if a future ceasefire was violated – have not been agreed upon.
Russian officials have also consistently rejected the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine and insist that territories seized during the war be recognized as Russian.
Naturally, the Kremlin said on Tuesday that it had not yet seen formal, updated peace proposals, and could therefore make no comment to the press on them.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said his government wants a “comprehensive peace,” not a truce that might allow Ukraine to bolster its defenses.
At the heart of the impasse is land. U.S. negotiators have floated a compromise under which Ukrainian forces would withdraw from some regions of the Donbas, which would then become a demilitarised “free economic zone.”
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Zelenskyy has lambasted such a suggestion, and the Ukrainian constitution currently legally forbids its government from ceding territory. A referendum would have to occur to greenlight such territorial concessions.
Still, there is no sign that such a vote would be carried out easily in wartime, nor who would come out on top.
A caucus including the UK, France, and Germany said a “coalition of the willing” could help regenerate Ukraine’s forces and secure air and maritime space.
Still, it stopped short of offering guarantees on the scale Ukraine is seeking.
According to CBS News, European officials have privately conceded that the talks may be as much about maintaining U.S. engagement as about delivering an imminent deal.
Zelenskyy himself struck a note of realism as he departed Berlin, warning that if Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects the proposals outright, the conflict would continue, potentially paired with heightened Western military support and harsher sanctions.
Key Points and Summary – Volodymyr Zelenskyy says up to five draft peace documents for Ukraine are nearly complete, including proposals for long-term U.S.-backed security guarantees that stop short of NATO membership.
-Washington and key European capitals describe their Berlin talks as productive, claiming most disagreements with Kyiv are resolved.
Neptune Missile
-Yet Russia, not present at the table, has signaled little interest, insisting on recognition of its occupied territories and rejecting NATO troops in Ukraine.
-A floated idea to turn parts of Donbas into a demilitarized “free economic zone” has angered Zelenskyy and clashes with Ukraine’s constitution.
-European officials admit the process is also about keeping the U.S. commitment intact.
Russia Plays Down Ukraine Peace Plan Claims
Fresh peace proposals for Ukraine and Russia could be ready within days, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the press on Tuesday.
The Ukrainian leader’s remarks come on the back of his talks with top U.S. and European officials in Berlin on Monday.
He said that up to five draft documents were close to completion, with more than one of them suggesting long-term security guarantees for Kyiv.
Some of these, he said, would require approval by the U.S. Congress and are intended to offer protections comparable to NATO’s Article 5, though without formal membership.
Still, there is no obvious sign that Moscow is keen to whittle down its demands.
American officials described the Berlin talks as productive, claiming around 90% of the most difficult issues between Kyiv and its Western backers had been resolved.
President Donald Trump echoed that optimism, saying peace was closer than at any point since Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago.
Still, the elephant in the room during these talks has been Russia’s absence.
Indeed, the thorniest barriers to peace – the question of lucrative, fortified Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces, particularly in the Donbas, as well as what might occur if a future ceasefire was violated – have not been agreed upon.
Russian officials have also consistently rejected the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine and insist that territories seized during the war be recognized as Russian.
Naturally, the Kremlin said on Tuesday that it had not yet seen formal, updated peace proposals, and could therefore make no comment to the press on them.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said his government wants a “comprehensive peace,” not a truce that might allow Ukraine to bolster its defenses.
At the heart of the impasse is land. U.S. negotiators have floated a compromise under which Ukrainian forces would withdraw from some regions of the Donbas, which would then become a demilitarised “free economic zone.”
Ukraine Tanks
Zelenskyy has lambasted such a suggestion, and the Ukrainian constitution currently legally forbids its government from ceding territory. A referendum would have to occur to greenlight such territorial concessions.
Still, there is no sign that such a vote would be carried out easily in wartime, nor who would come out on top.
A caucus including the UK, France, and Germany said a “coalition of the willing” could help regenerate Ukraine’s forces and secure air and maritime space.
Still, it stopped short of offering guarantees on the scale Ukraine is seeking.
According to CBS News, European officials have privately conceded that the talks may be as much about maintaining U.S. engagement as about delivering an imminent deal.
Zelenskyy himself struck a note of realism as he departed Berlin, warning that if Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects the proposals outright, the conflict would continue, potentially paired with heightened Western military support and harsher sanctions.
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