28-point U.S. peace plan traced to Kremlin blueprint — Reuters
Read NV on Google
U.S.-backed peace plan echoed key Russian demands to end war (Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
The U.S.-backed peace plan for Ukraine, consisting of 28 points, was based on a document prepared by Russia, Reuters wrote on Nov. 26.
This is the first confirmation that a Russian paper served as the key source for the plan that Ukraine had previously rejected.
According to three sources cited by the agency, Russia sent this document to senior U.S. officials in October, after U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington.
The “unofficial document” included provisions Moscow had already pushed in previous negotiations — including concessions Ukraine had rejected, namely, handing over a significant portion of territory in the east, Reuters wrote.
The U.S. State Department and the embassies of Ukraine and Russia in Washington declined to comment.
The White House did not comment directly on the document either, instead pointing to Trump’s repeated optimistic statements about progress on the peace plan.
It remains unclear why the U.S. administration decided to use a Russian document as the foundation for its peace plan. Some senior U.S. officials — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio — believed Ukraine will immediately reject Moscow’s demands, the Reuters sources said.
Reuters added that after receiving the document, Rubio held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during which they discussed the contents of the “unofficial document.” During his press conference in Geneva this week, Rubio also noted that he had received “numerous unofficial documents and materials of this nature,” without specifying which ones.
The agency reported that skepticism among U.S. officials grew after the peace plan became public. Many officials and lawmakers viewed it as a list of Russian positions rather than a serious proposal. At the same time, the U.S. hinted at a possible reduction in military assistance to Ukraine if Kyiv did not sign the deal.
Part of the plan was shaped at a meeting in Miami between Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev. Only a small circle of officials at the State Department and the White House were informed about this meeting, two Reuters sources said.
On Nov. 23, U.S. and Ukrainian delegations held talks in Geneva (Switzerland) on a peace plan to end the war. In a joint statement, both sides said they had prepared an updated framework document for a peace settlement.
That same day, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said the delegations had “reached a shared understanding of the key terms of the agreement discussed in Geneva.” According to him, Kyiv is now waiting for Europe’s support and preparing for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the United States later this week to finalize details with President Trump.
Zelenskyy, for his part, said the Ukrainian team that returned from Geneva had “provided a full report and an updated framework document.”
On Nov. 24, the Financial Times reported, citing sources familiar with the talks, that the U.S. peace plan had been reduced from 28 points to 19 after the Geneva meeting.
On Nov. 25, CBS News, citing a U.S. official, claimed that Ukraine agreed to the U.S. peace proposal, with only “minor details” left to resolve.
Politico, citing a senior US official, wrote that U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, now in Abu Dhabi, will present the peace framework agreed on Nov. 23 by the United States and Ukraine to the Russian delegation.
The military war may be swinging in our favor, but the information war continues.
Just as an army needs soldiers, so does a free society need its journalists to ensure that people have access to honest, trustworthy voices to understand the world around them.
For the past five years, The New Voice of Ukraine has been working tirelessly to push back against Russian narratives and defend democracy. But we cannot do it alone.
Please consider supporting us on Patreon for just $5 a month – your donation does directly to supporting journalists and ensuring that this front of the infowar says solid and defended.
Thank you.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google News
