US considers Korean-style armistice for Ukraine, according to NYT
According to a report by the NYT, Russia is expected to maintain control over 20% of the territory that Ukraine claims in the event of a potential peace agreement. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Both Trump and Biden’s teams acknowledge that Russia would maintain control over certain territories claimed by Ukraine, according to a report.
US officials privately recognize that Russia would retain approximately 20% of the territory currently claimed by Ukraine in any potential peace deal, as reported by the New York Times on Saturday. This perspective is shared by both the administration of outgoing President Joe Biden and the team of President-elect Donald Trump.
Thus, any potential armistice might resemble the agreement reached at the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953, which effectively froze the conflict indefinitely without leading to a formal peace treaty, the NYT stated. The proposed agreement would also need to include some form of security guarantees.
The report indicates that the proposal under consideration entails a ceasefire overseen by European peacekeeping forces, likely led by British, German, and French troops.
However, two senior officials from the Biden administration expressed to the outlet that a pivotal issue will be whether the Trump administration will continue to supply intelligence and weaponry to Ukraine, while allowing the country to proceed with strikes inside Russia.
The report follows comments from Michael Waltz, Trump's national security adviser, who recently acknowledged that the conflict should be resolved through diplomacy, stating, it was not “realistic to say we’re going to expel every Russian from every inch of Ukrainian soil, even Crimea.” He noted that Trump has accepted this reality, describing it as “a huge step forward that the entire world is acknowledging that reality.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has welcomed this shift in tone from the incoming US administration, saying, “We welcome the fact that the incoming administration has started to mention the realities on the ground more often.”
Waltz’s remarks resonate with those made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in December, when he conceded that Ukraine lacks the military capability to reclaim all the territory it asserts as its own. Nevertheless, he dismissed the idea of any formal territorial concessions, indicating that Ukraine would need to pursue a diplomatic route to achieve its objectives.
Additionally, Zelensky has emphasized that Ukraine should eventually join NATO for its protection, which poses a dealbreaker for Russia, as Moscow perceives the expansion of the US-led alliance toward its borders as an existential threat.
Moscow has dismissed the notion of merely freezing the conflict, insisting that all objectives of its military campaign in Ukraine—such as the country's neutrality, demilitarization, and denazification—must be fully realized. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has also asserted that Russia will not concede any of the territories it claims, specifically referring to the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions.
Aarav Patel for TROIB News
US officials privately recognize that Russia would retain approximately 20% of the territory currently claimed by Ukraine in any potential peace deal, as reported by the New York Times on Saturday. This perspective is shared by both the administration of outgoing President Joe Biden and the team of President-elect Donald Trump.
Thus, any potential armistice might resemble the agreement reached at the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953, which effectively froze the conflict indefinitely without leading to a formal peace treaty, the NYT stated. The proposed agreement would also need to include some form of security guarantees.
The report indicates that the proposal under consideration entails a ceasefire overseen by European peacekeeping forces, likely led by British, German, and French troops.
However, two senior officials from the Biden administration expressed to the outlet that a pivotal issue will be whether the Trump administration will continue to supply intelligence and weaponry to Ukraine, while allowing the country to proceed with strikes inside Russia.
The report follows comments from Michael Waltz, Trump's national security adviser, who recently acknowledged that the conflict should be resolved through diplomacy, stating, it was not “realistic to say we’re going to expel every Russian from every inch of Ukrainian soil, even Crimea.” He noted that Trump has accepted this reality, describing it as “a huge step forward that the entire world is acknowledging that reality.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has welcomed this shift in tone from the incoming US administration, saying, “We welcome the fact that the incoming administration has started to mention the realities on the ground more often.”
Waltz’s remarks resonate with those made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in December, when he conceded that Ukraine lacks the military capability to reclaim all the territory it asserts as its own. Nevertheless, he dismissed the idea of any formal territorial concessions, indicating that Ukraine would need to pursue a diplomatic route to achieve its objectives.
Additionally, Zelensky has emphasized that Ukraine should eventually join NATO for its protection, which poses a dealbreaker for Russia, as Moscow perceives the expansion of the US-led alliance toward its borders as an existential threat.
Moscow has dismissed the notion of merely freezing the conflict, insisting that all objectives of its military campaign in Ukraine—such as the country's neutrality, demilitarization, and denazification—must be fully realized. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has also asserted that Russia will not concede any of the territories it claims, specifically referring to the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions.
Aarav Patel for TROIB News
