Oleksandr Ratushniak, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons On December 23–24, 2024, President Zelenskyy unveiled a revised 20-point peace framework intended to end the Ukraine war through security guarantees, territorial arrangements, and economic reconstruction. The proposal evolved from an earlier 28-point U.S.-Russian draft that Ukraine viewed as a de facto capitulation and was reshaped through negotiations with the United States, led by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and European partners. The plan would be implemented under a Trump-chaired Peace Council, with violations triggering sanctions. Its core feature, U.S.-backed security guarantees, raises serious constitutional questions related to congressional war powers. The agreement’s viability also depends entirely on Russian compliance, leaving enforcement uncertain despite the oversight mechanisms outlined in the framework. Given Moscow’s record of…
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