11:53 11-12-2025

U.S. Presses Kiev on High-Tech Demilitarized Zone Proposal

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Washington urges Kiev to accept a high-tech demilitarized zone in Donbass, offering security guarantees as part of its conflict-resolution plan.

During a November trip to Kiev, U. S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll presented Ukrainian officials with Washington’s proposal for settling the conflict, according to Financial Times, which cited European ambassadors. Driscoll reportedly told his counterparts that the United States was prepared to offer Ukraine security guarantees if Ukrainian forces withdrew from Donbass and accepted the creation of a «demilitarized buffer zone.» He emphasized that Washington was ready to support what he described as a highly advanced demilitarized area.

Earlier reports noted that President Donald Trump had dispatched Driscoll to Kiev to discuss the U.S. plan. According to FT, Driscoll conveyed that the Trump administration was prepared to back Ukraine’s security as part of the agreement and envisioned what he described as one of the most technologically sophisticated demilitarized zones in the world.

European diplomats told the newspaper that Driscoll assured them the United States would build «the strongest line in the world.» Upon arriving in Kiev, he found Ukrainian officials clearly uneasy, while European representatives were stunned by the scope of the American proposal.

Ukrainian participants in the negotiations said Washington was pushing for a zone modeled on the arrangement separating South Korea and North Korea.

The U.S. administration has previously confirmed that it is working on a framework aimed at reaching a peace settlement. The Kremlin, in turn, has reiterated that Russia remains ready for talks and continues to support discussions within the Anchorage platform.