PACE starts preparing for peace talks in Ukraine

27 January 12:13

On Monday, the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) supported the holding of an urgent debate on Ukraine and future peace talks. This was reported by a correspondent of the European Pravda from Strasbourg, Komersant ukrainskyi reports.

The PACE winter session began on Monday at noon. The agenda includes the adoption of a number of decisions in the format of urgent debates concerning the Eastern European region. The Bureau of the Assembly has already approved this decision, and the final approval is expected in the session hall.

The main topic for Ukraine will be the document with the working title “Europe’s commitments to a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine”. Its development will continue throughout the session, and it is expected to define Europe’s key role in future peace negotiations. The document is scheduled to be adopted on Thursday afternoon. It is not yet known what it will include.

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Zelensky’s victory plan

Ukraine’s vision for ending the war has not yet been officially changed – it is set out in the Victory Plan or Zelenskyy’s Peace Plan. It contains five key points covering military, economic, and political aspects. According to the president, this set of measures should help Ukraine win the war.

The first point of the plan relates to geopolitics and provides for Ukraine’s invitation to join NATO. This will be an important signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin and a demonstration of the defeat of his geopolitical ambitions. Ukraine’s membership in the Alliance will ensure long-term peace and security in the region.

The second point focuses on defense. It is a list of weapons needed to support the Ukrainian military.

The third point concerns the deterrence of Russia. Ukraine proposes to create a non-nuclear deterrent package that can guarantee security against any threat from Russia. Zelenskyy emphasized that, realizing the possible response, Russia would rather choose negotiations than further escalation. A secret annex to this point has been passed on to the United States and other key allies.

The fourth point is about the economy. Among other things, it stipulates that Ukraine can share its natural resources, such as uranium, titanium, lithium, and others, with its allies.

Thefifth point is designed for the postwar period and provides for the participation of the Ukrainian military in ensuring security in Europe. According to it, Ukrainian soldiers can replace part of the US troops in Europe, strengthening NATO’s defense.

In the West, only such loyal Ukrainian allies as Latvia and Lithuania unconditionally supported Zelenskyy’s victory plan. Virtually all of Ukraine’s key partners-the United States, Britain, Germany, and France-reacted with extreme restraint and sometimes even outright negativity.

Trump’s position on Ukraine

During the election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly stated that he would stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. This deadline has already passed.

Also during the election, the media spread the so-called “Trump Plan”. The plan was that the United States would use its influence to stop the war, taking into account the status quo. To do this, Trump would force Putin and Zelenskyy to sit down at the negotiating table. If Putin does not agree to negotiate, the United States will give Ukraine all the weapons it needs to win on the battlefield. If Zelenskyy refuses to negotiate, the United States will completely stop helping Ukraine.

This plan, in its various variations, stipulates that Russia retains the territories it temporarily occupies and that Ukraine does not join NATO.

However, later Trump seemed to “forget” about this plan. In particular, he voiced scenarios in which he would force Russia to capitulate due to the decline in world oil prices.

After Trump was elected President of the United States, one of his advisors, Brian Lanza, said that Ukraine should forget about Crimea. The president-elect’s entourage, however, was quick to deny this statement and said that Lanza could not speak for Trump. Currently, the future US special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, is talking about 100 days within which he wants to reach some kind of agreement.

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