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Is this how Trump wants to end the war in Ukraine?

AUTHOR: M.J. GDNUS
The Wall Street Journal reported that President-elect Donald Trump's team has drawn up a proposal to end the war in Ukraine.
The plan reportedly includes several key conditions: Ukraine should delay its NATO membership aspirations for at least 20 years, freeze current front lines and establish a demilitarized zone between Russian-controlled territory and the rest of Ukraine.
The plan is said to rule out the possibility of US troops or UN contingents monitoring and enforcing any ceasefire.
Instead, it suggests that Kiev's European allies – such as Poland, Germany, the United Kingdom and France – should take responsibility for oversight.
According to a WSJ source inside Trump's team, the US would continue to provide military training and support to Ukraine, including supplying weapons, with the aim of deterring further Russian advances.
However, earlier reports from advisers close to Trump indicated that Washington could consider suspending military aid as a means of encouraging Kiev to enter peace talks.
The proposal echoes in some ways comments made by Vice President-elect JD Vance during an interview in September, when he suggested that a final deal between Ukraine and Russia could include a demilitarized zone "heavily fortified so the Russians don't invade again."
Russia, Vance continued, would keep the land it took over and would be sure of Ukraine's neutrality.
"It's not joining NATO, it's not joining some of these allied institutions," he said on "The Shawn Ryan Show" podcast.
It is unclear, according to the WSJ, how serious this plan is and whether Trump will fully implement it when he takes office.
Currently, neither Russia, which continues its offensives, nor Ukraine, which has declared that it is not ready to cede territory, has signaled its readiness for negotiations.
During the campaign, Trump said he would quickly resolve the war, bringing both sides to the negotiating table, but without revealing details.
"I can't give you those plans, because if I give them to you, I won't be able to use them," he said.
An unnamed former adviser from Trump's National Security Council told the Wall Street Journal that the plan may be nothing more than speculation.
The adviser said that anyone who claims to "have insight into Trump's plans for Ukraine simply doesn't understand what he's talking about or doesn't understand that Trump personally makes decisions on national security issues... especially when it comes to such a crucial issue."

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