NYT: Ukraine Close To Peace, But One Question Remains Open
11- 4.01.2026, 9:07
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This topic remains the most difficult to negotiate.
Ukraine's negotiation process with international partners has reached a new stage and brought the parties closer to discussing a possible format for a peaceful settlement. This is reported by The New York Times.
Kiev emphasizes that any agreement with Russia will have no practical meaning without clearly spelled out and actually working security guarantees.
Security guarantees as a key issue
Ukraine has repeatedly stated that sustainable peace is possible only if there are reliable mechanisms to protect against a repeat attack by Russia.
It is the topic of security guarantees that remains the most difficult in the negotiations and at the same time determining their outcome.
It is not yet clear which countries are ready to make specific commitments and how these guarantees will be implemented in practice.
Visit of advisers and discussion of the plan
On January 3, 18 national security advisers from partner states arrived in Ukraine. Their participation is focused on discussing the draft peace plan, the system of security guarantees and the concept of post-war reconstruction of the country.
According to Zelensky, work on the key documents - security guarantees, economic recovery and phased end of the war - is progressing at an accelerated pace, and agreement on the basic provisions is possible as early as January.
Why Kiev insists on tough guarantees
The Ukrainian position is largely shaped by previous experience, in particular the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. Back then, Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons in exchange for security assurances that did not contain specific mechanisms of military support.
The lack of legally binding commitments, according to the Ukrainian side, was one of the factors that allowed Russia to launch aggression in 2014.
What the partners are discussing
The draft peace plan considers security guarantees closer to NATO's collective defense principles. Among the possible guarantors are the United States, the Alliance and some European states.
It is also discussed the preservation of the number of the AFU at the level of about 800,000 military personnel with the financial support of partners, the conclusion of a bilateral security agreement with the United States, as well as Ukraine's membership in the EU within a certain time frame.
Separate attention is paid to the format of a coalition of the willing and the potential deployment of European contingents on the territory of Ukraine or the nearest EU countries.
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