Trump’s Ukraine Adviser Proposes Monitored 30-Kilometer Buffer Zone As Part of Peace Agreement

Special Envoy of the U.S. President for Ukraine Keith Kellogg has revealed that Kyiv may be open to the creation of a demilitarized buffer zone as part of a ceasefire arrangement with Russia. 

The Gaze reports on this with reference to Fox News.

Kellogg outlined a proposal in which both Ukrainian and Russian forces would withdraw 15 kilometers from the current front line, establishing a 30-kilometer zone free of military activity.

According to Kellogg, the temporary ceasefire would leave both sides in control of the territories they currently hold, with an understanding that the situation could evolve politically over time. “If the fighting stops at current positions, then the land Ukrainians are holding is theirs at least for now,” he said. Drawing historical parallels, Kellogg cited post-WWII developments in the Baltics and German reunification as examples of how long-term geopolitical shifts can follow temporary arrangements.

The proposed demilitarized zone, he emphasized, would be monitored by an international military coalition referred to as the “Coalition of the Willing,” with oversight mechanisms to detect violations.

Kellogg suggested that a 30-day ceasefire could be pivotal. “If you can sustain a 30-day ceasefire, it becomes much harder to restart hostilities. From a military perspective, that’s a critical threshold,” he noted, expressing confidence that renewed fighting would be unlikely after such a pause.

This reported openness to a demilitarized zone comes amid broader diplomatic developments. Media reports recently indicated that the Trump administration presented Ukraine with a one-page proposal during a meeting in Paris, labeling it a “final settlement offer.” That draft included controversial provisions, such as U.S. recognition of Russian control over occupied territories including Crimea, and a possible rollback of sanctions against Moscow.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that U.S. officials had put forward their own strategy for territorial negotiations during talks in London. However, he noted that a new document emerged following trilateral discussions with U.S. and European counterparts, diverging from the original proposal.

Reuters has since published the full text of the U.S. proposal, which reportedly includes formal recognition of Russian control over several Ukrainian regions currently under occupation.

As The Gaze reported earlier, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the war in Ukraine and called on Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire.