Zelensky has rejected Trump’s proposal outright. He refuses the minerals deal, does not consider U.S. military aid a debt, and will not enter into direct negotiations with Putin.
Considering Putin's terms, I don't blame him. Putin's non-negotiable terms:
- Surrender all of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk oblasts
- Zelenskiy step down
- No EU membership for Ukraine
- No arms deals with any other EU or NATO nation
- Versailles-style restraints on Ukraine military
- The remainder of Ukraine becomes a vassal state of Greater Russia.
Does he want peace?
Who, Putin? Absolutely not. He won't even abide by the cease fire terms he demands of Ukraine (e.g. demilitarize the Black Sea, end attacks on energy centers, etc.)