There was recently a release of a 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. It is still hard to say how serious this peace plan is and whether it was purposely leaked to the public.
The draft plan actually addresses some of Russia’s security concerns with the U.S. and NATO. It would also recognize Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk as Russian territories. Most people in these territories are ethnic Russians and would prefer it this way.
There are some major problems with this peace plan, but it isn’t so much as what is written it. The main problem is that a lot of powerful interests don’t want the conflict to end, and certainly not in this way.
There will be opposition from Europe. There will be opposition by Zelenksyy. There will likely be opposition by the war establishment inside the United States, including in Trump’s own administration.
The Only Thing That Matters
This peace plan is basically meaningless for now. Perhaps it shows that the Trump administration is beginning to acknowledge some of the reasons that Russia invaded Ukraine in the first place. But this peace plan can only ultimately be enforced in one way.
Trump must be willing to cut off all funds to Ukraine.
That’s it. That is the big thing. If he is not willing to cut off all U.S. funds going to Ukraine, then it won’t work. Maybe he can make this credible threat of stopping all funding behind closed doors, but it must be there.
It is like the ceasefire plan in Israel and Gaza. It is mostly meaningless in the long run unless Trump is willing to withhold money and weapons to Israel. So far, he has not been willing to do that, which is why the violence continues.
If Trump cuts off all funding to Ukraine, it would force an end to the conflict quickly. Ukraine would run out of money, weapons, and probably soldiers. It would force an end to the conflict, and it probably wouldn’t look all that different from the 28-point peace plan, minus some of the kickbacks to the U.S. government.
The U.S. taxpayer would save more money by stopping all funding to Ukraine rather than trying to get a piece of the “profit” from rebuilding Ukraine.
Just remember the key to ending this whole conflict is the funding. If Trump is not willing to pull the plug on funding Ukraine, then a peace plan is not likely to work.