Washington awaits Kiev within the day reply for peaceful A framework that proposed and provides for de facto recognition of Russia’s control in almost all areas that have occupied by the outbreak of war in February 2022 and de Jure Recognition of Russian domination on the Crimean peninsula, as well as the commitment that Ukraine would not become a state of Nato.

The one -page document presented by the US to Ukrainian officials in Paris last week describes as President Trump’s “final offer” as the White House insists he is ready to left If the parties do not come to an agreement soon.

According to the report, the proposal, which was submitted last week, predicts that the United States will lift the sanctions imposed on Russia since 2014, while a part of the Harcovo region occupied by the Russian army will be returned to Ukraine’s control.

What does Russia get according to Trump’s proposal

  1. “De Jure” recognition by the US of Russian control in Crimea.
  2. “De Facto recognition” of the Russian occupation almost the entire Luhansk region and the occupied parts of Donetsk, Hersona and Zaporizia.
  3. Ukraine will not become a member of NATO but can become a member of the European Union.
  4. Removal of sanctions imposed since 2014.
  5. Enhanced economic cooperation with the US, especially in the energy and industrial sectors.

What Ukraine gets

  1. A “strong security guarantee” involving a special group of European countries and possibly non -European non -European countries. The document is unclear in the way this peace operation operates and does not mention any US participation.
  2. Return of the small part of the Kharkov region that Russia has occupied.
  3. The unhindered crossing of the Dniepero River, which runs the front line in parts of southern Ukraine.
  4. Compensation and assistance for rebuilding, although the document does not mention where funding will come from.

Sharing of energy

At the same time, according to the proposal, the power plant in the nuclear plant at Zaporia– The largest respective installation in Europe – will considered Ukrainian soilbut will operate by the US, while electricity will be provided both in Ukraine as well as in Russia.

Document refers to US-Ukraine Agreement on Mineralswhich, as Trump said, will be signed on Thursday.

Trump’s proposal requires significant concessions by Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenskiwhich has excluded the acceptance of the Russian occupation of Crimea and sections of four areas in eastern Ukraine.

And while Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to have been offered to freeze today’s front lines in order to reach an agreement, he has rejected other elements of the US framework, such as one European peace power in Ukrainian territory.

A source adjacent to the Ukrainian government described the proposal as a “biased in favor of Russia”, speaking to Axios.

“The proposal is very clear what tangible benefits Russia will have, but only indefinitely and generally says what Ukraine will have,” noted the same source.