US plan urges major cuts to Ukraine’s Armed Forces — media

The United States’ proposed peace plan includes a massive reduction of Ukraine’s Armed Forces by up to 40%. However, it places no restrictions whatsoever on Russia’s military power.

This was reported by The Economist.

The US peace plan

Sources familiar with the document said the plan is primarily aimed at limiting Ukraine’s military capability after the war ends. It is known that the proposal was developed by Steve Witkoff.

In addition to significant territorial concessions, the plan calls for shrinking Ukraine’s military. Kyiv would effectively be banned from possessing several types of weapons, including long-range systems capable of reaching major Russian cities.

Foreign military personnel would be prohibited from being present on Ukrainian territory. The restriction would even apply to civilian aircraft used by foreign diplomats. This raises concerns about Russia’s de facto control over Ukraine’s airspace.

Sources told the outlet that the plan may be designed to exploit Ukraine’s corruption crisis in order to pressure President Volodymyr Zelensky into making unjustified concessions.

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