The 28-point peace plan backed by the U.S. to end the conflict in Ukraine was drafted from Russian-penned paper delivered to the White House in October, according to Reuters and three additional sources close to the matter. The resolution plan, labeled the US Peace Proposal for Russia-Ukraine War, was given to the Trump Administration in October and was made public last week.
The paper listed Russia’s demands to end the war. In mid-October, the outline was discussed with senior U.S. officials, subsequently after U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, met in the Oval Office, according to sources cited by Reuters.
The non-official correspondence, known diplomatically as a “non-paper,” featured information that was put forward by Moscow during negotiation talks in the past. These conditions included having Ukraine hand over a large piece of its eastern territory, which Ukraine refused.
When asked for statements by Reuters, the U.S. State Department, the Russian, and Ukrainian Embassies all ignored the requests. Reuters further questioned the White House, only referencing President Donald Trump’s optimism towards the plan’s progression regarding the US peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine.
"In the hopes of finalizing this Peace Plan, I have directed my Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Putin in Moscow and, at the same time, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll will be meeting with the Ukrainians," Trump expressed.
U.S. Officials and legislators have raised skepticism. They believe that the plan is mostly a series of Russian wishes rather than a respectable proposal addressing the current Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The U.S. has put Ukraine in a corner, as it threatens to recall military aid if it refuses to adhere to the peace terms.
Since the public reveal of the U.S. proposal by Axios, the plan has stirred up confusion and diplomatic action across several nations. As of November 26, nine of the original 28 points in the US peace proposal have been removed after meetings with U.S. Senior and Ukrainian officials have sprawled since then.
