The Economist: US Peace Plan Would Offer Ukraine EU Membership in Exchange for Dropping NATO Bid
According to The Economist, a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine would offer Kyiv EU membership and an investment program if it abandons its NATO aspirations. The details of the plan have not been made public.
The U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine would offer Ukraine an investment program and membership in the European Union (EU) in return for abandoning its bid to join NATO, the Western military alliance, according to The Economist, the British weekly. The plan's contents have not been officially confirmed.
What the plan offers Russia
For Russia, the plan reportedly foresees an easing of sanctions and a partial restoration of economic and political ties with the West. The magazine also reports that it envisages a demilitarized zone in the part of Ukraine's Donetsk region that Russian forces have not yet captured.
The plan may also include a resumption of Russian gas supplies to the EU. Sources cited by The New York Times previously reported that the EU had already rejected this proposal.
What Ukraine knows
Ukrainian officials are aware of only the "outlines" of the plan, The Economist said. The details of the new U.S. proposal remain unknown.
Background
The United States is again trying to restart peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, visited Moscow on October 21 for the first time in many months and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Before that, he was in Oslo, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It was reported that Witkoff brought a new peace plan to the Moscow talks, though its details were not known.
