Ukraine is worried that the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House Decided to separate The West in the war against Russia. After Using long-range missiles is fine. In enemy territory, the Biden administration will not be able to take new steps in the medium or long term.
Aware of all this, Ukrainian President Zelensky launched a The peace proposal is more rhetoric than actionWhich facilitates the inclusion of the country in the umbrella of NATO. And that will never really sit well with the Kremlin, for a variety of reasons that we’ll try to explain.
What does Zelensky’s new peace proposal include?
In an interview given to Sky News, Vladimir Zelensky He said he was ready for a ceasefire agreement with Russia. And had not heard anything yet, he had already done so on several occasions, recently even going so far as to develop a program in points. This is one of the must points this time as well. Ukraine’s entry into NATO. And now comes the real news: too Without immediate restoration of the occupied territories and unilaterally added to the conflict by the Russians. “If we want to end the hot phase of the war, we must bring the territory we still control under the NATO umbrella,” the leader said. “We have to do it quickly. Moreover, considering that the occupied territories can be regained through diplomatic means”.
Zielinski said The Atlantic Alliance should be covered “immediately”. The part of Ukraine still under Kyiv’s control. Which, according to the president, the aggressor country “needs badly, or else Vladimir Putin Will be back.” As far as arrivals are concerned. Donald Trump At the White House, Zelensky reiterated his need and desire to “work with the new American president” to “make him our biggest supporter. I want to work with him directly because he’s around People have different voices and that’s why we should not (allow) anyone to destroy our communication. Find a new model. I want to share ideas with him and I want to hear about them from him.”
On closer inspection, Zielinski’s new peace proposal isn’t all that different from the previous one. In October, Ukraine’s president outlined five key points to achieve. A ceasefire with Moscow until 2025. Among them, already on time The return of conquered territories was literally not included. by the militarily adversary. Here they are summarized below, with one of the biggest common differences identified along the continuum of Western support.
- entry into NATO;
- Defense Guarantee;
- preventing another Russian aggression;
- Ukraine’s reconstruction and economic development;
- Cooperation with allies and a common post-conflict security architecture.
Why is the Ukrainian peace plan not acceptable to Russia?
Russia’s position on all possible opportunities, peace programs by the Zelensky government That seems unlikely to change. Because of a grand strategy over others: this is very important for Moscow. Ukraine remains neutral. After the war, away from any involvement with the NATO bloc. Putin and Kremlin representatives and, indeed, a sine qua non based on a large-scale February 2022 attack was reiterated several times.NATO expansion in the East There are echoes in the speeches of Russians from the 1990s, as represented by Ukraine at the same time. A cradle of civilization that is considered normal. And a Strategic buffer In which one should defend oneself away from the heart of the nation.
There is another reason why Putin does not consider Zelensky’s proposal. Russians only want to talk to Americans. At the negotiating table, as equals, from empire to empire. well aware of the fact that Ukraine is a Proxy War Americans who will now have to go through the test of Trump’s presidency and the changes in Europe.
