U.S. and Russian officials reportedly have drafted a 28-point peace plan meant to end the war Russia started in Ukraine. Based on media accounts, the plan would entail massive concessions from the Ukrainian side and virtually nothing from Russia other than a hollow promise not to attack Ukraine any further. The plan would also include, among other things:
- Ukraine’s surrender of territory it currently controls in the Donbas region, which would then become a “demilitarized” zone.
- Ukraine’s permanent neutrality – i.e., no NATO membership.
- No foreign troops on Ukrainian soil (of course, the only foreign troops on Ukrainian soil right now are Russian occupying forces).
- Limits on the Ukrainian military to half of its current levels and an end to outside military aid.
None of this is acceptable to the Ukrainian side, nor should it be. It would enable Russia to resume its military campaign against its neighbor down the road.
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The 28-point plan should be dropped and replaced with a simple one-point plan: Russia, get out of Ukraine!
