State delegations came together for a week of advocacy and congressional lobbying at the Spring 2025 Ukraine Action Summit (UAS)
Better than Trump’s surrender plan:
Substack - Ukraine/Russia conflict – Peace CompromiseFramework
Issues:
1. Russia invaded Ukraine due to risk of having NATO on their border
2. Russia wanted Navy bases in Crimea
3. Russia invaded Ukraine after they cut off Crimeafresh water from Ukraine
4. Russia was supporting separatists in border Oblasts
5. Ukraine wants sovereignty over all its territory and peace
Framework:
1) Complete demilitarization of all Ukraine including occupied regions & Crimea
2) Russia military leaves all of Ukraine including Crimea(except leased bases)
3) Russia & Ukraine agree on leasing bases in Crimea
4) Russia has reasonable transit to their leased bases.
5) Ukraine dismantles their military entirely & has no military, only police forces
6) Russia has no governmental control or military support of occupied regions
7) Ukraine has sovereignty over all of Ukraine including border Oblasts & Crimea
8) Russia allowed non-military commercial activities following Ukraine law
9) Russians must follow reasonable visa access requirements
10) NATO, US and Russia provide military defense guarantees of Ukraine
11) A Ukraine/Russia dispute resolution council is established
Results:
1) Allows a secession of fighting
2) Creates an environment for rebuilding Ukraine
3) Russia saves face, Russia has Crimea bases they need.
4) It’s not perfect but the compromise would enable moving forward
Thanks for sharing this thoughtful framework! Lots of great details in here.
Better than Trump’s surrender plan:
Substack - Ukraine/Russia conflict – Peace CompromiseFramework
Issues:
1. Russia invaded Ukraine due to risk of having NATO on their border
2. Russia wanted Navy bases in Crimea
3. Russia invaded Ukraine after they cut off Crimeafresh water from Ukraine
4. Russia was supporting separatists in border Oblasts
5. Ukraine wants sovereignty over all its territory and peace
Framework:
1) Complete demilitarization of all Ukraine including occupied regions & Crimea
2) Russia military leaves all of Ukraine including Crimea(except leased bases)
3) Russia & Ukraine agree on leasing bases in Crimea
4) Russia has reasonable transit to their leased bases.
5) Ukraine dismantles their military entirely & has no military, only police forces
6) Russia has no governmental control or military support of occupied regions
7) Ukraine has sovereignty over all of Ukraine including border Oblasts & Crimea
8) Russia allowed non-military commercial activities following Ukraine law
9) Russians must follow reasonable visa access requirements
10) NATO, US and Russia provide military defense guarantees of Ukraine
11) A Ukraine/Russia dispute resolution council is established
Results:
1) Allows a secession of fighting
2) Creates an environment for rebuilding Ukraine
3) Russia saves face, Russia has Crimea bases they need.
4) It’s not perfect but the compromise would enable moving forward
Thanks for sharing this thoughtful framework! Lots of great details in here.