U.S. President Donald Trump approved a 28-point "peace plan" between Russia and Ukraine, which high-ranking representatives of his administration have secretly developed in recent weeks, consulting with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and Ukrainian officials, NBC reports citing a senior American official, as LETA reports citing Ukraïnska Pravda.
An official indicated that the plan was developed with the involvement of Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, Vice President James David Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
"The plan focuses on providing security guarantees to both sides that will ensure long-term peace. It includes what Ukraine wants and what it needs for sustainable peace," the source stated.
The details of the plan are not disclosed, as, according to the official, further negotiations with key participants in the process are still necessary.
Three other American officials told NBC that the so-called framework of the peace agreement has not yet been presented to the Ukrainian side, and the timeline for completing the draft plan coincides with the visit of a Pentagon delegation to Ukraine.
One of the American officials characterized this visit as the White House's intention to "resume peace negotiations."
According to a source close to the Ukrainian government and one European official informed about the matter, Kyiv was not involved in the development of the American peace plan. Both sources stated that Ukraine was only informed about the general outlines of the plan but did not receive more detailed information and was not invited to present its proposals.
Source: The U.S. offers Ukraine to abandon Russian-occupied territories and reduce its army
Earlier, Ukraine received new peace proposals from the U.S., which require Kyiv to abandon territories under Russian control and reduce its army by more than half, a senior official informed AFP on Wednesday, as reported by LETA.
These proposals essentially correspond to Russia's maximalist demands, which Ukraine has repeatedly rejected as tantamount to capitulation.
The source, who wished to remain anonymous, revealed that Washington's proposals include "recognition of Crimea and other regions occupied by Russia" and a reduction of the army to 400,000 servicemen.
The proposed U.S. peace plan also suggests that Ukraine abandon all long-range weapons.
The source acknowledged that Kyiv does not clearly understand whether this is President Donald Trump's plan or an initiative from his "entourage."
It is also unclear what Washington believes Russia should do in exchange for meeting these demands.
Earlier, the American online publication Axios reported that Moscow and Washington are jointly preparing a secret plan to end nearly four years of war. The Kremlin declined to comment on this information, later stating that there are no updates regarding the peace settlement.
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