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By Reid Smith, The American Conservative, Nov 26, 2025
An imperfect peace is better than a worsening war.
To paraphrase a viral retort from 2023: What did you think ending the Ukraine war meant? Vibes? Speeches? Essays?
At some point you need an actual deal.
What has been lost in the noise surrounding the Trump administration’s proposed peace plan is the recognition that the bargain at hand accomplishes the primary objective: It ends the war. Moreover, it preserves a sovereign Ukrainian state and establishes a U.S.-backed security guarantee reflecting the strongest commitment Kiev might expect to receive from the West. The proposal delivers a generous reconstruction package, serious investment in critical Ukrainian infrastructure, and key stabilization mechanisms governing nuclear safety and food exports.
These are real, tangible achievements. And yet we need not pretend that this is a perfectly balanced settlement. The terms favor the side that is and has been winning the war. To be clear, it neutralizes Ukraine’s NATO ambitions, locks in territorial gains for Russia, and reintegrates Moscow into something resembling the polite society of Western powers through sanctions relief, economic partnership, and an invitation to rejoin the G8. ….
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