European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Peace Plan for Ukraine, Sets Key Demands for US, EU, and Russia
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on a peace plan for Ukraine, calling for unwavering support for Kyiv, increased pressure on Russia, and clear security guarantees from the US and the EU.
The Gaze reports on it, referring to a press release on the official website of the European Parliament.
The document, adopted on November 27, in Strasbourg, outlines the basic principles and conditions for achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
European parliamentarians emphasize that any negotiations must be based on international law, respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, and that peace cannot be achieved through concessions to the aggressor.
The resolution stresses that no decisions regarding Ukraine should be taken without its participation, and that any peace agreement must include credible security guarantees, compensate for the damage caused, and hold Russia accountable for crimes of aggression.
The resolution specifies that "an agreement must offer credible security guarantees to Ukraine amounting to the level of Article 5 of the Washington Treaty and Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union, avoiding a repetition of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, and reconfirm that Ukraine has the freedom to choose its security and political alliances free from any Russian veto."
The European Parliament asserts that EU Member States should promptly implement a legally and financially sound reparation loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets and calls for robust international peacekeeping, continued NATO and US presence, and strong guarantees from the EU, its Member States, and partners to ensure a just and enforceable peace.
On the status of occupied territories, it emphasizes that “the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory will not be legally recognised by the EU and its Member States as Russian territory,” highlighting the need for security guarantees and international monitoring to prevent future violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty.
The European Parliament also calls on the EU and its member states to take greater responsibility for Europe's security and to provide sustained political, economic, and military support to Ukraine.
The document contains demands for the return of all prisoners of war and abducted Ukrainian children, as well as the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukrainian territory.
The resolution pays particular attention to the sanctions imposed on Russia: “The European Parliament insists that no sanctions will be lifted before a peace agreement is negotiated and implemented; calls for the EU, in the event that Russia refuses to join serious peace talks, to impose further substantial sanctions.”
According to the resolution, the peace process must be backed up by strict measures to monitor and deter further aggression.
In November 2025, the United States proposed a comprehensive 28-point peace plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The plan included strict conditions on Ukraine’s military size, limitations on NATO presence, immediate lifting of sanctions on Russia, territorial concessions, and a framework for political and legal reforms. While ambitious, many of the provisions sparked concern among European allies, who argued that the plan could undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
Later on, Ukraine and the United States have developed a new draft peace agreement with Russia consisting of 19 points, leaving the most sensitive issues for the consideration of Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The EU has also announced their version of a peace plan that allowed Ukraine a larger peacetime military force, conditions NATO membership on the consensus of Alliance members rather than a constitutional ban, and did not require permanent NATO troop deployments. Importantly, it excluded provisions that would de facto recognize Russian control over occupied Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, and removed requirements for Ukraine to transfer lands to Russia.
While recognizing the US plan as a “valuable starting point,” European leaders sought to ensure that the final framework reflects a just and lasting peace that upholds Ukraine’s territorial integrity, security, and political independence.
As The Gaze reported earlier, according to retired US Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, security assurances without formal NATO membership offer Ukraine little real protection against Russia.
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