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Putin, Macron, Merkel and Zelenskyy at the Normandy-format summit, Paris, 9 December 2019
The Normandy-format summit, Paris, 9 December 2019 (Ukrainian presidency, CC BY 4.0).

The Peace Formula

Ukraine's terms for ending the war — ten points, presented November 2022, negotiated ever since.

The presentation — 15 November 2022

In a video address to the G20 summit in Bali, Zelenskyy presented a 10-point peace formula — Ukraine’s public terms for ending the war:

  1. Radiation and nuclear safety — centered on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
  2. Food security — protecting grain exports and aid.
  3. Energy security — limits on attacks against energy infrastructure.
  4. Release of all prisoners and deportees.
  5. Implementation of the UN Charter and restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
  6. Withdrawal of Russian troops and cessation of hostilities.
  7. Justice — a tribunal for aggression and compensation mechanisms.
  8. Ecocide prevention — protection against environmental destruction.
  9. Prevention of escalation and security guarantees.
  10. Confirmation of the war’s end — a signed document.

“I want this aggressive Russian war to end justly and on the basis of the UN Charter and international law,” he said. The formula became Ukraine’s standing diplomatic position.

The follow-up summits

Ukraine convened a series of working summits to build support for the formula: Copenhagen (June 2023), Jeddah (August 2023), Malta (October 2023), and Davos (January 2024) — each drawing wider participation, including states beyond Ukraine’s traditional partners.

Bürgenstock — 15–16 June 2024

The Summit on Peace in Ukraine at Bürgenstock, Switzerland, gathered delegations from nearly 100 states and organizations — the largest diplomatic event built around the formula. Russia was not invited; China did not attend. The joint communiqué addressed three points where broad consensus existed: nuclear safety, food security, and the release of prisoners of war and deported children. The communiqué did not resolve the formula’s harder points — territory, troop withdrawal, justice.

The Victory Plan — October 2024

On 16 October 2024 Zelenskyy presented a complementary five-point Victory Plan to the Verkhovna Rada: an invitation to NATO, strengthening defense, deterrence, strategic economic partnership, and post-war security architecture. Where the peace formula states the terms of a settlement, the Victory Plan states the conditions for reaching one from strength.

Status

The formula remains Ukraine’s official position. No negotiated settlement has been reached as of this writing; the 2025 diplomacy under the new U.S. administration proceeds on separate tracks. This page will be updated as the record develops — see Methodology on living-history pages.

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