Trump's Team Proposes Ukraine Not To Enter NATO

JAKARTA - United States President-elect Donald Trump's team proposed to stop the Ukraine conflict and supply new weapons if Kyiv refused to join NATO for at least 20 years, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) newspaper reported.

As reported by Antara from Sputnik-OANA, Thursday, November 7, the newspaper quoted a number of anonymous sources as reporting the idea also includes the formation of a demilitarized zone with a length of about 1300 kilometers, but it remains unclear who will oversee the area.

The "peacekeeping force" that will oversee the region will not involve US troops, or come from US-funded international agencies, such as the United Nations, the report continued.

An adviser to Trump also said, as quoted by WSJ, Europe must maintain peace in Ukraine. However, the US leader has not approved any of the plans.

Previously, the presidential election took place in the United States on Tuesday (5/11). Vice President Kamala Harris represented the Democratic Party, while Trump ran for Republican.

Trump won his second term as president of the United States with 295 electoral votes, compared to 226 votes for Harris.

This victory marks a historic revival for Republicans, who lost the 2020 US presidential election to President Joe Biden who will be replaced by Trump.

In June, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed an initiative to resolve the conflict peacefully in Ukraine, namely Moscow would soon carry out a ceasefire and expressed readiness to negotiate after the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Russia's new territory.

In addition, Kyiv must express his refusal to join NATO and also carry out demilitarization and denazification, as well as accept neutral, non-block, and non-nuclear status. Putin also requested the lifting of sanctions against Russia.

However, after Ukrainian troops attacked Russia's Kursk Territory in August, Putin called negotiations with Kiev an impossible prospect to take.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow's peace proposal was not canceled, but Russia would not engage in discussions on it with Ukraine at this time.