Trump's proposed deal: Demilitarized zone for NATO deferral

Sources from "The Wall Street Journal" report that the U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump, is considering offering Ukraine a freeze on its armed conflict with Russia. The condition would be maintaining the current borders without regaining lost territories and refraining from joining NATO for at least twenty years.

As suggested by Trump's advisors, the plan to end the war is still under discussion. It is assumed that military operations on the front line will be halted, and a demilitarized zone will be established along it. However, who would be responsible for its security has not yet been determined. A "WSJ" source simultaneously ruled out the involvement of U.S. troops or a UN contingent in this mission.

In exchange for refusing to join NATO, Trump is willing to continue arms deliveries to Ukraine. According to the plan, support in military training and other forms of assistance would be primarily provided by European countries, according to "WSJ."

At the same time, a member of Trump's team emphasized that Americans would not send their soldiers to maintain peace in Ukraine and the responsibility should lie with the Germans, British, French, and Poles.

Despite the presentation of these scenarios, the WSJ says there is still no approved plan for ending the war in Ukraine. A former national security advisor to Republicans noted that Trump would make the decision personally and at the last minute, making it difficult to predict his decision.

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance suggested a similar approach to resolving the conflict as early as September, proposing an agreement in which Russia would maintain control over the current Ukrainian territories, with today's front line as the basis for a demilitarized zone.

In return, Ukraine would receive guarantees to strengthen its armed forces in case of future threats from Russia. Moscow, in turn, would be assured that Ukraine would not enter into new military alliances, including NATO.