The US administration and Russian representatives, according to Financial Times, Axios, Reuters, The New York Times and other outlets, have prepared a 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine. Their reports say the document was drafted without Kyiv’s participation, and sources name RDIF chief Kirill Dmitriev as one of those involved.
FT reports that US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff delivered the proposals to the Ukrainian side this week at a meeting in Miami with Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council secretary Rustem Umerov. Washington is said to expect Volodymyr Zelensky’s consent even though several provisions had long been considered “red lines” for Kyiv.
According to US media sources, Ukraine is being asked to hand over all of the Donbas to Russia, cut its armed forces by half or even by 2.5 times, and give up some weapons categories, further US military aid, the presence of foreign troops, and long-range systems. FT also says the plan includes recognizing the Russian language as official and granting official status to the Russian Orthodox Church.
Reports add that the front lines in parts of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions would be frozen, while Crimea and Donbas could be recognized as Russian by the US and some other countries. In exchange, Ukraine and Europe would receive security guarantees, though their exact substance remains unclear.
“Some of them are absolutely unacceptable to Ukrainians,” one source told FT, describing the document as “very convenient for Putin.”
Political analyst Georgy Chizhov told Novaya Gazeta Europe that the initiative appears to incorporate almost all Kremlin demands and could be seen in Ukraine as a call for capitulation. Ukrainian sources cited by FT likewise said the document would have no chance of acceptance without major changes, while Britain’s Foreign Office told Reuters that Russia could end the war immediately by withdrawing its troops.