THE TRAP IS SET: Why Zelensky Just Called the U.S. Peace Plan a Russian Trojan Horse

The masks are coming off in Kyiv. While the world holds its breath for a “Christmas Miracle,” Volodymyr Zelensky is sounding the alarm on a 28-point “Peace Plan” that looks less like a treaty and more like a surrender document written in the Kremlin. On December 15, 2025, after weeks of high-stakes arm-twisting in Berlin by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the Ukrainian President went public with a chilling warning: The U.S. is laying tripwires that could lead to the total subjugation of Ukraine.

The document, which was allegedly devised with direct Russian input, isn’t just about a ceasefire. It’s a blueprint for a vassal state.

The “Historical Lands” Heist: Putin’s Bloody Ultimatum

The core of the “trap” is the Donbas. Russia isn’t just asking for what it has already seized; Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine voluntarily withdraw from the fortified “fortress cities” of the Donetsk region—territory his army has failed to take in four years of meat-grinder warfare.

On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, Putin dropped the diplomat act. Speaking to his top military brass, he declared that if Ukraine doesn’t hand over its “historical lands” through these U.S.-mediated talks, Russia will “achieve the liberation… by military means.” Translation: Give us the land at the table, or we will take it over your corpses.

The Controversy Everyone is Ignoring: The “Free Economic Zone” Scam

The U.S. has proposed a “compromise” that smells like a scam. They want Ukraine to pull back its troops from Donetsk and create a “Free Economic Zone.” But here is the kicker: Who polices it? While the U.S. claims it would be a demilitarized zone, the Kremlin has already hinted at using its own “police and national guard” to manage the area.

Zelensky’s response was a slap in the face to Washington’s “deal-makers.” He asked the one question nobody wants to answer: “If Ukrainian troops withdraw 10 kilometers, why do Russian troops not withdraw the same distance into the occupied territories?” The silence from the U.S. delegation is deafening.

The “Cold Hard Truth” from the Insiders

What are the insiders saying behind closed doors? The medical community and local leaders in the Donbas are in a panic, but the military analysts are even more terrified. They see the U.S. push to cap the Ukrainian army—originally at 600,000 and now “negotiated” to 800,000—as a slow-motion execution.

Insiders in Kyiv reveal that Zelensky is being pressured to sign away Ukraine’s right to join NATO in exchange for “Article 5-like” guarantees that have no legal teeth. One senior Ukrainian official, speaking on condition of anonymity, put it bluntly: “They are asking us to trade our future for a pause that only benefits the Russian offensive in 2026.”

Deep Background: The Trap of 1994 Repeats

Kyiv hasn’t forgotten the Budapest Memorandum. In 1994, Ukraine gave up its nukes for “security assurances” from the U.S., UK, and Russia. We all know how that ended. Now, the U.S. is asking Ukraine to amend its Constitution to bar NATO membership—a move that political scientist Oleksiy Haran warns would lead to “social unrest and civil war” inside Ukraine.

Zelensky knows that if he signs this deal, he isn’t just ending a war; he might be starting a revolution. “If someone makes these humiliating concessions,” Haran warns, “Putin will take advantage of the chaos to swallow the rest of the country.”

The “What’s Next” Section: The Florida Showdown

The clock is ticking. On Saturday, December 20, 2025, U.S. and Russian officials are set to meet in Florida for direct negotiations. Notably, no Ukrainian negotiators are invited to this meeting. The fate of Europe is being decided on a golf course while Putin’s troops prepare to “accelerate the tempo” of their 2026 offensive.