The article describes the challenges and choices that need to be made to end the Ukraine war. The article suggests that Ukraine will likely have to accept a ceasefire along the line of contact and abandon its ambition to join NATO. The article also highlights the need for Europe to provide substantial financial support for Ukraine's reconstruction and to establish a reliable monitoring mechanism to ensure Russia's compliance with any agreement.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Ukraine ‘faces a very difficult choice’ – but so now does Europe. The 28 point ‘peace plan’ advanced by the White House presents European leaders with their biggest test of the Ukraine war: to show whether there is any meaning in their pledge to do ‘whatever it takes for as long as it takes’ (to quote Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen, and others).
A 28-point-plan, drafted with Russian input, is the White House’s latest push to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine.
American allies and Ukrainian officials were scrambling on Wednesday to understand the terms of a Trump administration peace proposal for Ukraine, with many worrying it meant the U.S. could cave to Russian demands in a rush to end the fighting.
As European and U.S. officials alike sought clarity, they said many aspects of the plan remained in flux, including the role of NATO and any Ukrainian territorial concessions to Russia.
