US Envoy Proposes Partitioning Ukraine Along Berlin-Style Zones
General Keith Kellogg's plan suggests dividing Ukraine with European-led forces in the west, Russian control in the east, and a demilitarized zone in between.
- General Keith Kellogg, US envoy to Ukraine, has proposed a peace plan likening Ukraine's division to Berlin's post-WWII partition, with distinct zones of control.
- The plan involves British and French-led forces in the west, Russian forces in the east, and an 18-mile demilitarized zone monitored between the two sides.
- Ukraine would need to relinquish control of eastern territories currently occupied by Russia, a contentious point for Kyiv's leadership.
- The United States would not deploy ground troops under this proposal, leaving enforcement responsibilities to European and Ukrainian forces.
- The proposal, part of ongoing ceasefire negotiations, has elicited mixed reactions internationally, with Russia resisting NATO involvement and Ukraine opposing territorial concessions.
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