The Polish Prime Minister believes that negotiations to end the Russian war will start this winter.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the possibility of starting peace negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine as early as this winter, according to U.S. News.

Warsaw, which will assume the presidency of the European Union on January 1, 2025, intends to actively participate in this process, he emphasized.

“We will be responsible for the political agenda and the situation during negotiations, which may, although not definitively, begin this winter,” Tusk stated at a government meeting.

He also mentioned that French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Warsaw on December 12 to discuss the outcomes of talks held in Paris between elected U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Additionally, at the start of Poland's EU presidency, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Warsaw.

“I want Poland to be not just a participant, but to set the tone in decisions that ensure our security and protect Polish interests,” Tusk noted.

As reported, Donald Trump's advisors proposed at least three options for ending the war in Ukraine, Reuters stated. One option, developed by Keith Kellogg, involves negotiations between Ukraine and Russia using U.S. military aid for the Armed Forces of Ukraine as leverage. The initial phase envisions a ceasefire along the front line and a refusal to invite Ukraine to NATO for the next ten years.

Future Vice President J.D. Vance has advocated for the establishment of a demilitarized zone along the front line and maintaining Ukraine's neutral status. Another scenario, developed by Richard Grenell, opposes Ukraine's NATO membership and proposes the creation of “autonomous zones” as part of a peace agreement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who previously insisted on returning to the borders of 1991 as a condition for starting negotiations, suggested at the end of November that occupied territories might be returned through diplomatic means. However, he emphasized that Ukraine needs an invitation to NATO for a ceasefire.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry supported this position, stating that membership in the Alliance is the only guarantee of peace for Ukraine.