Ukraine and the United States have reached a mutual agreement on a U.S.-backed peace plan designed to end the war with Russia.
This framework is based on a 28-point proposal, recently refined in talks between American and Ukrainian officials. President Donald Trump announced that the plan has been “fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides” and has sent his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet President Putin in Moscow, while U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll is due to meet Ukrainian officials in Kyiv.
The Kremlin has said Russia has not yet been consulted on the revised proposal and warned it might reject significant changes. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed that Moscow supported the initial U.S. framework but would take a different stance if the plan had substantial alterations.
He also accused European nations of undermining U.S. peace efforts. Key disputes remain unresolved, particularly concerning security guarantees for Kyiv and control of contested eastern regions.
President Zelenskyy has expressed willingness to discuss sensitive points with Trump before the month ends. European leaders, however, remain sceptical about prospects for peace with Macron citing no evident Russian will for a ceasefire and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing a tough road ahead. Meanwhile, allies continue to coordinate defence support and explore potential peacekeeping measures.
The original plan required Ukraine to make territorial concessions, including recognising Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk as de facto Russian territories, freezing front-lines in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, renouncing NATO membership, and shrinking its military.
The revised version has been reduced from 28 to 19 points with some maximalist demands removed but key issues remain unresolved. Diplomatic efforts have intensified following a period of stalled talks, while fighting continues on the ground, particularly in Zaporizhzhia, causing civilian casualties and power outages.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in early 2022, thousands of lives have been lost and millions displaced.