It includes, among other things, Ukraine receiving NATO-like security guarantees from the United States, reports Bloomberg .
Furthermore, the idea that Ukraine should give up large areas of land to Russia at this time is dismissed. Territorial discussions can only be held after a ceasefire along the current front lines comes into effect, it says.
The counterproposal will be presented at an announced meeting later today between Ukrainian and American representatives in Geneva, Switzerland, where representatives of France, Germany and the United Kingdom will also participate.
Formally, the meeting aims to discuss the peace plan for the Ukraine war that Donald Trump's administration has drawn up. It includes 28 points and has been heavily criticized for being too favorable to the attacking power Russia. The plan includes demands that Ukraine cede several regions to Russia and halve its military, as well as that the United States withdraw its military support to the country.
The Ukrainian-European counter-proposal also requires that frozen Russian state assets be used to finance Ukraine's reconstruction. These will remain frozen until Moscow agrees to pay war reparations, according to Bloomberg.
There is also a provision for compensating the US for the “robust”, Article 5-like (NATO’s fundamental principle of “all for one”) security guarantees that Europe wants Washington DC to give Ukraine. If Russia agrees to the proposal, sanctions against the country will be lifted in phases, it says.
