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Witkoff peace plan: so far, no signs of serious proposal

global.espreso.tv
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:35:00 +0200
Witkoff peace plan: so far, no signs of serious proposal
The text itself is not available, so one can only guess what it contains, and this would be pure speculation. However, by gathering the known facts and analyzing what Western media are reporting, we can at least try to understand what this might be.Politico writes that this is not a peace treaty, but a framework agreement with conditions that would suit both the U.S. and Russia. Kyiv did not participate in its preparation. The agreement consists of 28 points and is divided into four sections, two of which concern security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe.According to Axios, the agreement's development was led by Steve Witkoff. Kremlin representative Kirill Dmitriev stated that he spent three days with Witkoff and "now the Russian position has truly been heard," and the agreement is based on "principles agreed upon in Alaska."But the problem is that nothing was agreed upon in Alaska. Donald Trump went to the meeting in Anchorage with the task of securing a ceasefire agreement from Putin. Instead, Putin convinced him to immediately negotiate a long-term "peace agreement" that would supposedly "resolve the root causes of the conflict.""Since Trump did not understand what Putin meant by the term "root causes," he eventually agreed. But when the Russians handed over a long list of these "root causes," the American president's team came to the realization that they had been, to put it mildly, misled."After this, the U.S. finally moved on to real steps and imposed new sanctions against Russia.It can be added that the Trump administration canceled a second meeting with Putin, which was supposed to take place in Budapest, after the Kremlin began to present its own position as a supposedly "joint" one, agreed upon with the U.S. This was pure manipulation—and it was precisely this that Washington responded to by canceling the presidential meeting and imposing new sanctions against Russian oil giants.However, all these events on the U.S. side occurred when the process was managed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In contrast, the current document was prepared by Steven Witkoff—a special representative of the U.S. President who became famous for constantly misunderstanding what the Russians were saying and usually relaying his own version of what he heard, which differed from what the Kremlin actually said. Therefore, it is possible that this agreement, which Western media are writing about, is also built on distorted information, incorrectly interpreted by Witkoff."The absence of Secretary Rubio from the process only underscores that the Americans are not taking this too seriously."For now, this looks like another of the many avenues through which the U.S. administration is trying to find a way to end the war in Ukraine. Kremlin representatives have already stated that "there are no innovations in this process," and the Russian ambassador to the U.S. has said that "the dialogue has stalled."In parallel, Western media are reporting on the arrival of a Pentagon delegation in Kyiv, led by the U.S. Army Secretary. It is unlikely that the American generals have arrived to discuss another of Witkoff's plans. In any system of state administration, the military does not engage in diplomacy, and their mission will most likely be limited to gathering information about the state of combat operations, military technologies, and other matters in which they are competent.So, the impression is that we have another "Witkoff peace plan." For now, nothing indicates that this is anything serious. But it is worth waiting for more information—and more facts for analysis.SourceAbout the author. Mykola Knyazhytsky, journalist, Ukrainian MP.The editorial board does not always share the opinions expressed by the authors of blogs or columns.
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