United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its neighbor’s land by force.
Donald Trump hosted Zelenskyy at his Florida resort on Sunday and insisted that Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace settlement.
Negotiators are still searching for a breakthrough on key issues, however, including whose forces withdraw from where and the fate of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, one of the 10 biggest in the world. Trump noted that the monthslong U.S.-led negotiations could still collapse.
In situations like this, a punt can be the best plan.
Take a deal you know won’t last, in the hopes before it falls apart you can join NATO/EU along with getting one on one treaties with a bunch of powerful countries who would be willing to join up.
It’s hard to get that stuff signed when actively being invaded, because it immediately activates.
But even a single day pause is enough for other governments to get on board.
Source: Crusader Kings