The United States has presented a draft plan for Ukraine, which includes Kiev handing over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the east of the country to Moscow and Russia's return to the G8.
According to White House spokeswoman Karolina Leavitt, diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have been working "discreetly" on this plan for about a month. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he intends to discuss the plan with his American counterpart "in the coming days."
Here are the 28 points of this plan, according to the draft text reviewed and translated by AFP:
1. Ukraine's sovereignty will be confirmed.
2. A comprehensive non-aggression pact will be concluded between Russia, Ukraine, and Europe . All unresolved ambiguities over the past 30 years will be considered resolved.
3. It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries and that NATO will not expand further.
4. A dialogue between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States, will be conducted to resolve all security issues and create conditions for de-escalation.
5. Ukraine will receive reliable security guarantees.
6. The Ukrainian armed forces will be limited to 600,000 personnel.
7. Ukraine agrees to enshrine in its Constitution that it will not join NATO , and NATO agrees to include in its charter a provision specifying that Ukraine will not be integrated in the future.
8. NATO agrees not to deploy troops to Ukraine.
9. European fighters will be based in Poland.
10. The United States will receive compensation for the security guarantee. If Ukraine invades Russia, it will lose this guarantee. If Russia invades Ukraine, in addition to a coordinated and decisive military response, all global sanctions will be reinstated, recognition of the new territory, and all other benefits of this agreement will be revoked. If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without valid reason, the security guarantee will be considered null and void.
