Global Interests, US Security Guarantees, Ukraine’s Economic Recovery – Zelensky’s Revised Peace Proposals

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Ukraine has prepared three documents as part of revised proposals to be shared with US President Donald Trump’s administration, as part of ongoing attempts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

A 28-point peace plan prepared by US officials with input from the Kremlin leaked to the press in late November. In its original form, it would have seen Ukraine forswear NATO membership, limit the size of its armed forces, and cede territory that Moscow has thus far been unable to win on the battlefield.

Weeks of chaotic diplomacy have followed, as Ukraine and its European allies scramble to present Trump with an alternative less unilaterally favorable to Russia. 

Speaking at an online press briefing on Dec. 9, Zelensky described the first of the three documents as a “framework” with 20 points.

“It is constantly changing, and that is normal because it is a living structure that must reflect the interests of Ukraine, Europe, and the world,” he added.

The second document covers security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. Zelensky said that it was subject to discussions with both the US and the Coalition of the Willing – a group of primarily European countries committed to providing Ukraine with various kinds of security guarantees.

“It is difficult to talk about this, but nevertheless, you see that security guarantees are an important document between us and the United States, and between us and the Europeans,” Zelensky said.

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US President Donald Trump will participate in a working session with President Volodymyr Zelensky during the upcoming G7 summit in Evian, France. The primary focus of the session is to establish parameters and conditions for potential peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, regarding territorial disputes and maintaining sanctions against Moscow. European leaders, who are currently shouldering the bulk of military and financial aid to Kyiv following the suspension of US bilateral military donations, are pushing for a more prominent role in the peace process.

Earlier this week, Zelensky met with European leaders in Brussels and London to discuss revisions to the US plan.

The final document concerns Ukraine’s post-war economic recovery, Zelensky said, without providing more detail.

Also on Tuesday, Trump said that Zelensky “is going to have to get on the ball and start accepting things.” 

The US president, who frequently (and falsely) claims to have resolved upwards of eight conflicts around the world, is impatient to cement his image as a peacemaker by securing a cessation of active hostilities in Ukraine.

The question for Ukraine and its allies is how long Trump’s “peace” can last – and what it might cost them.