Nobody Go Support Am – Ukraine Soldiers React To US Peace Plan

Ukraine frontline soldiers don react to US draft peace proposals with mixture of defiance, anger, and resignation. BBC talk to some soldiers wey send views via social media and email. Yaroslav for eastern Ukraine talk say di plan “sucks… nobody go support am,” while army medic Shtutser call am “absolutely disgraceful draft of peace plan, unworthy of our attention.” But one soldier, Snake, talk say “na time to agree at least on something.” Di original US plan dey ask Ukraine make dem give up whole Donbas region, even parts wey dem don defend for almost four years, something wey Matros warn say e go nullify all efforts of armed forces and disregard lives of fallen soldiers and civilians. Di plan also suggest reduce Ukraine armed forces to 600,000 from over 800,000 now, something wey Snake and Andrii debate over, as Snake talk say dem need soldiers to rebuild country, while Andrii say e make sense if security guarantees dey.

Di US draft rules out Ukraine joining Nato but allow EU membership, with promise of US security guarantees if Russia attack again, though details scarce. Yevhen, drone operator, talk say foreign troops dey important, supporting UK plan to send forces through “Coalition of the Willing.” Some soldiers like Andrii no believe Europe fit provide enough, while Schtutser doubt US guarantees too. Di plan also ask fresh elections within 100 days after war, something wey soldiers like as dem no trust current government, amid corruption probes. Overall, soldiers get serious doubts about di plan, with Yaroslav saying e “won’t work” and Oleksandr dismiss am sharply. But some, like Andrii, ready to accept any proposal if e fit stop di war.