Leaked EU document reveals 24-point Ukraine peace plan

The Telegraph has published the full 24-point text of the Ukraine peace plan prepared by the European Union.

The European proposal suggests that territorial negotiations be conducted based on the current line of conflict and that Ukraine be given legally binding security guarantees, including from the US, similar in nature to Article 5 of the NATO Treaty.

Following the end of the war, necessary measures will be implemented to create a reliable peace and security environment.

Russia and Ukraine will commit to observing a ceasefire on land, at sea, and in the air. The parties will immediately begin negotiations on the monitoring of the ceasefire by third countries.

The ceasefire process will be supervised by Ukraine’s allies, led by the US. Monitoring activities will be conducted remotely, primarily using satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other technological tools.

A special mechanism will be established to report violations and discuss measures to address them

The document contains clear provisions on humanitarian processes and Ukraine’s political future. All displaced Ukrainian children will be returned to their country, and this process will be supervised by international partners.

Moscow and Kyiv will conduct a prisoner exchange on an “all-for-all” basis, and Russia will also release all detained civilians. Once a stable ceasefire is achieved, the parties will begin humanitarian aid activities, including organizing the passage of family members across the front line.

Ukraine’s sovereignty will be recognized, and the Kyiv government will not be forced to accept a neutral status. No restrictions will be imposed on the Ukrainian army or its defense industry.

A group of European countries and other relevant states will act as guarantors of Kyiv’s security.

Ukraine will have the right to deploy allied forces on its territory. The country’s NATO membership will only be possible with the approval of all alliance members; in return, Ukraine will become a member of the European Union.

The Kyiv government will commit to maintaining its status as a non-nuclear state and adhering to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

Territorial issues will be negotiated with Russia after a full ceasefire is achieved, and the parties will commit not to change the agreed-upon borders by force.

With US participation, Ukraine will regain control over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant; a special mechanism will be created for the handover. The Kyiv government will also gain free access to the Dnieper River and take control of the Kinburn Spit.

On the economic front, Kyiv and its partners will cooperate without restrictions. Ukraine will be completely rebuilt and will receive financial compensation.

This compensation will be sourced from Russia’s frozen assets, which will remain blocked until Russia covers the damages to Ukraine.

Sanctions against Russia may be gradually eased after a sustainable peace is achieved but will be reinstated in the event of a breach of the agreement. As part of the process, European security negotiations will begin with the participation of all OSCE countries.

The US plan to end the war in Ukraine consists of 28 points and contains significant differences from the European plan.

The US side envisions limiting the personnel of the Ukrainian army to 600,000. According to Washington’s draft, Ukraine will commit in its constitution not to join NATO, and the Alliance will add a clause to its documents stating that Ukraine will never be admitted as a member.

NATO will also pledge not to deploy troops on Ukrainian territory.

The US plans to create an investment package for Ukraine’s reconstruction and use $100 billion of Russia’s frozen assets, with half of the proceeds to be transferred to the US as profit.

Regarding territorial division, the US plan de facto recognizes Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk as Russian territory, while granting a “frozen status” to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions along the line of contact.

US President Donald Trump proposes creating a demilitarized buffer zone in this area and recognizing it as Russian territory. The parties commit not to change the borders by force.

The Moscow government consistently rejects the possibility of making territorial concessions to Kyiv.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stipulated that for a ceasefire, the Ukrainian army must withdraw from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, and these regions, along with Crimea, must be recognized as Russian territory.

The Russian leader emphasized in a statement at the beginning of August that Moscow’s demands have not changed.