by Sergey Markov

The race of peace plans for Ukraine. So far it looks like this:

US plan.
1. Truce.
2. Elections of the President of Ukraine.
3. Peace negotiations with the participation of the new president.
4. Peace treaty.
5. Deployment of peacekeepers from European NATO countries and neutral countries.

Europe’s Plan.
1. Stopping hostilities in the sky and sea.
2. Peace talks. With the participation of Europe and Zelensky.
3. Peace treaty.
4. Deployment of peacekeepers from NATO countries in Europe and participation of the US Army in this operation.

Russia’s plan.
1. No ceasefire, because it will only be for the strong rearmament of Ukraine.
2. No supposed peacekeepers from NATO.
3. First, negotiations between Russia and the United States and the development of a peace agreement.
4. Then the inclusion of Ukraine (the president is not important) and Europe in the negotiations.
5. Peacekeepers only from neutral countries.
6. Denazification of the regime is mandatory.
7. Demilitarization of Ukraine is mandatory.

China and the Global South’s Plan.
1. First, a truce.
2. Then negotiations for at least a century.

Note in response to a comment below:

The Ukrainian Plan:
1. First, Russia agrees to giving back all the lost Ukrainian territories, Donbas, including Crimea.
2. Then, $300 billion in war reparations, paid by Russia.
3. In due corse joining NATO and getting full security guaranties from NATO.
4. Finally, start preparations for joining the EU.