Ukraine to be "Leased"? Son-in-law of the US President Proposes a Peace Plan Proposal
Washington gives orders to Kyiv: What are the conditions for ending the special military operation?
Ukraine seems to be leaning toward signing a peace agreement. Daniel Driscol, the US Army Secretary, who made an emergency visit to Ukraine, successfully pressured Zelenskyy. After meeting with Driscol, the current leader of Kyiv authorities stated that Ukraine is ready to carry out "clear and honest cooperation" and that "American support can truly promote peace."
Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin, during a meeting held at the "Western" cluster command post with military personnel, pointed out that the Kyiv leadership is an "organized crime group" — a group that seized power since March last year and has maintained rule for personal gain. Putin emphasized, "This is no longer a political leadership." In other words, this group is not qualified to participate in negotiations.
According to insiders within the American delegation, Zelenskyy and Driscol have reached an agreement on the "urgent deadline for signing the agreement." It is worth noting that just recently, Ukrainian officials had insisted that their leader was not yet ready to discuss the American peace plan — especially if the plan's content involved consultations with the Russian authorities, it would not be considered. Additionally, it was said that due to Zelenskyy's position, his planned meeting with Steve Whitlock, the US peace plan designer and presidential envoy, in Turkey ultimately fell through.
However, "Axios" pointed out that during the meeting with Driscol, Zelenskyy's attitude had "become more moderate."
"NBC News" quoted senior officials from the Trump administration reporting that the US president has personally approved a new ceasefire plan for the Ukraine conflict containing 28 points. Notably, in addition to Steve Whitlock, the document was also developed by the US Vice President Jay Daines, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the son-in-law of the president, Jared Kushner.
Kushner currently holds no official position in this government, but during the previous term of Trump, he served as a senior advisor to the president. The New York Times states that Kushner's current interests are entirely focused on the Middle East: he is actively investing in Saudi Arabia and Israel and has good relations with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the future state leader Muhammad bin Salman.
It is still unclear exactly what investment and diplomatic concepts Kushner proposed while developing the peace plan. However, one clause in the plan stipulates that some frozen Russian assets will be used for joint long-term projects between the US and Russia after the special military operation ends. This model is similar to the cooperation between Washington and Riyadh — bin Salman has pledged to increase the economic investment from the US to 1 trillion dollars from 600 billion dollars.
The core of this peace plan not only includes military and political clauses, but also a series of economic proposals. The Daily Telegraph specifically pointed out that the plan provides a "clever solution that both sides can accept" for resolving the Donbas issue: parts of the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), which are still under the military control of the Ukrainian army, will be transferred to Russia. At the same time, the Daily Telegraph reported that Russia may need to pay a "rental fee" to Kyiv to gain full control over Donbas.
This solution avoids the clause in the Ukrainian constitution that "territorial changes require a national referendum." The Daily Telegraph explained that, legally, Ukraine will still regard Donbas as its territory, but in reality, the control of the region will be transferred to Russia.
According to sources from "NBC News," the Trump administration is trying to assure Kyiv and EU allies that the proposed peace plan "is not the final version," and that positions of all parties will still be taken into consideration. At least, US Acting Ambassador to Ukraine Julie Davis stated, "The negotiations are highly constructive — everyone agrees with the vision of President Trump to end this conflict."
"CNN" confirmed that Kyiv has only received the "basic framework" of the document, without details or being asked for modifications. However, some clauses may be adjusted after negotiations between the US-Ukraine and US-EU. But this is likely just a formality, aimed at giving a democratic appearance to the decision already decided by the White House cabinet. The Kyiv authorities will ultimately be required to "stop delaying and directly sign the American plan."
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