Europe and Ukraine Draft 12-Point Peace Plan to End War with Russia
European nations are working with Ukraine on a 12-point plan aimed at halting the war with Russia along current front lines.
The Gaze reports this, referring to Bloomberg.
According to diplomatic sources, the initiative would be overseen by a newly created peace council chaired by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The proposal calls for both sides to agree to a ceasefire and freeze territorial advances, paving the way for negotiations on long-term arrangements.
Under the draft plan, Ukraine would receive security guarantees, financial support for reconstruction, and a fast-track path to European Union membership. All deported Ukrainian children would be returned home, and both sides would exchange prisoners.
Sanctions on Russia would be gradually eased once Moscow fulfills its commitments, though roughly $300 billion in frozen central bank assets would only be released when Russia contributes to Ukraine’s postwar recovery. The sanctions would be reimposed automatically if Russia resumes aggression.
Negotiations would also begin over the governance of currently occupied territories, without any formal recognition of Russian sovereignty over those areas, the sources said.
The details of the plan are still being refined and could change, the report noted. Any proposal would require backing from Washington, and European officials are expected to travel to the United States later this week to coordinate positions.
The outline echoes President Trump’s recent call to freeze the war on existing lines before moving to broader peace talks. After meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump said that “Ukraine and Russia need to reach an agreement” and repeated his belief that the war would never have started if he had been president.
As The Gaze reported earlier, the leaders of several European nations and top EU officials have voiced support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to initiate immediate peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, using the current line of contact as the starting point for negotiations.