Trump's new plan for the war in Ukraine: what is the main drawback

American media have published possible details of Donald Trump's plan for war in Ukraine. According to the theses, the United States will continue to help Ukraine if Kyiv negotiates with Moscow. However, our country will be allowed to insist on the return of all territories.

If a peace agreement is signed that is acceptable to Ukraine, the United States may lift sanctions against Russia. On 24 Channel, political scientist Igor Reiterovich explained the main problems with Trump’s plan.

What's wrong with Trump's plan

Reiterovich noticed that only general outlines of this plan appeared on the Internet. At first glance, he may even seem a little better than one might expect from Trump. At least we are not talking about concessions to Russia by Ukrainian territories. However, in general, Trump's plan to freeze the war in Ukraine is actually .

According to the logic of this plan, the United States continues to provide assistance to us; there is also a separate clarification – Washington must make significant efforts to build a new security architecture for Ukraine. Although, on the other hand, we are talking about postponing our country’s entry into NATO,” said the political scientist.

In addition, at the end there is an interesting provision that special additional duties and sanctions on Russian energy resources in order to finance the restoration of Ukraine.

Key disadvantage

According to Reiterovich, there are several good things in this regard that may be promising from the point of view of solving the problem of the Russian-Ukrainian war. However, the key flaw of this plan is that it is based on the opinion that Russia will decide to end the war, stop shelling Ukraine and will negotiate something for years.

This is the basis for the confidence of Trump and his advisers that Russia will agree to this without suffering a serious defeat on the battlefield and being forced to ask for these negotiations? This is not yet clear, the political scientist noted.

Another interesting point – we are talking about the easing of some sanctions, but probably exclusively from the United States of America, although the main blow to Russia is dealt primarily by the sanctions imposed by the European Union.

How does Trump plan to first come to an agreement with the Europeans to jointly put pressure on Russia and, to a certain extent, apparently, put pressure on Ukraine in order to start negotiations? There is no answer to this question yet,” added Reiterovich.

Perhaps later more detailed information will appear, because now this is a very superficial forecast.

How Trump's position is evolving

• In April 2024, former US President Donald Trump shared details of his plan for “reconciliation” between Ukraine and Russia, which would involve Ukraine giving Russia its temporarily occupied territories.
• There have also been rumors that if Trump becomes president, he will put pressure on Ukraine so that our state gives up part of its territories to Russia in exchange for ending the war. President Zelensky denied these reports.
• However, after Congress passed aid to Ukraine, Trump’s position began to change, and his attitude towards Ukraine seemed to become more loyal. In particular, the presidential candidate adapted to the pro-Ukrainian sentiments that arose within the Republican Party.