Ukraine is required to make a large-scale military cut after the war, reducing from 880,000 to 600,000 people
On November 21, AFP obtained exclusive draft documents of Trump's "peace plan", point 6 stipulates that the size of the Ukrainian army after the war will be limited to 600,000. In recent years, due to the war, the Ukrainian army has expanded to 880,000, which means Ukraine needs to cut 220,000 troops. In a way, this requirement basically echoes Putin's "demilitarization" and limits the scale of Ukraine's armed forces.
It is worth noting that previously Ukraine, Europe, and even Trump did not agree with Ukraine's military cut, they believed that a large Ukrainian army would be more conducive to ensuring post-war security, after all, everything is decided by strength. Now, however, Trump has changed his tune, requiring Ukraine to reduce part of its army, which makes it necessary to pay attention to Ukraine's "security assurance".
Previously, Trump had asked Europe to form an army to enter Ukraine to take on ground "security" tasks, while the US provides intelligence and air support. But in this plan, NATO troops are prohibited from entering Ukraine, and Ukraine also needs to amend laws to commit to "never join NATO", while NATO also needs to have relevant regulations "prohibiting Ukraine from joining".
However, this plan also lists "post-war security compensation" for Ukraine. Point 10 clearly states that the United States will provide Ukraine with "post-war security". If Russia launches an attack again in the future, the US will not only restart global sanctions, but also have related military responses, but what specific responses are, are currently unclear.
Previously, Ukraine has always hoped that the US would provide "security", and joining NATO was also for this purpose. Since Trump has spoken out, Zelenskyy must be very pleased.
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