New US “Peace” Proposal is “Minsk 3.0” Repackaged (Yet Again)

The US has once again proposed what it calls a “peace plan” amid its own ongoing proxy war with Russia in Ukraine.

The contents of the proposal are irrelevant. The US does not seek peace in general, and certainly not with Russia specifically. Instead, and what previous proposals likewise represented, this is an attempt to freeze the ongoing conflict, rebuild Ukraine’s armed forces – and if possible – move Western troops into Ukraine itself to create a bufferzone possibly forcing advancing Russian forces to stop.

References:

NEO – New US “Peace” Proposal is “Minsk 3.0” Repackaged (Yet Again) (Nov. 28, 2025):

New US “Peace” Proposal is “Minsk 3.0” Repackaged (Yet Again)

US Department of Defense – Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered) (Feb. 12, 2025):
https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Spe…

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https://tass.com/world/1747015

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https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/wo…

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2…

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/wo…

RAND Corporation – Extending Russia: Competing from Advantageous Ground (2019):
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand…

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https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi…

RAND Corporation – How We’re Funded:
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