Ukraine receives US Draft Peace Plan, Aims for Constructive Dialog
Kyiv confirmed on Thursday that President Volodymyr zelenskyy received a draft peace plan from the United States, describing it as the “American side’s assessment” with the potential to “help reinvigorate diplomacy.” Zelenskyy intends to discuss diplomatic opportunities with Donald Trump in the coming days, according to a statement from his office.
“The parties agreed to work on the plan’s provisions in a way that would bring about a just end to the war,” the statement read. Kyiv affirmed its willingness to collaborate with the US,European partners,and global allies to achieve a peaceful resolution,stating,”As the beginning of this year,Ukraine has supported President Trump’s proposals aimed at ending the bloodshed. We are ready now, as before, to work constructively with the American side…so that the outcome is peace.”
The discussion of the plan also occurred during a meeting in Kyiv on Thursday with US Secretary of the Army, Daniel P Driscoll. Zelenskyy indicated that the talks focused on “options for achieving real peace” and potential dialogue formats between the US and Ukraine, and also “new impulses for diplomacy.”
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Zelenskyy stated, “Our teams - of Ukraine and the United States – will work on the provisions of the plan to end the war. We are ready for constructive, honest and swift work.”
details of the US proposal remain undisclosed by both Kyiv and Washington. However, several media reports suggest the plan largely echoes Russia’s longstanding maximalist demands, which Moscow has consistently presented as justification for the invasion. These reports indicate the plan may call for Ukraine to cede control of areas in the Donbas region, considerably reduce the size of its armed forces, and surrender a substantial portion of its weaponry.
The plan is believed to have originated with russia’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, who reportedly passed it to US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff. Dmitriev and Witkoff reportedly held three days of talks in Miami in late October, following the cancellation of a proposed meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The White House confirmed the plan’s growth on Thursday evening. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Senator Marco Rubio have been “working on a plan quietly for about the last month,” engaging with both Russia and Ukraine “equally, to understand what these countries would commit to in order to see a lasting and durable peace.”
Leavitt declined to elaborate on the plan’s specifics, but asserted, “It’s a good plan for both Russia and Ukraine and we believe that it should be acceptable to both sides and we’re working very hard to get it done.” US ambassador to ukraine Julie S. davis also expressed optimism, stating that “momentum is finally on the side of peace – the peace the Ukrainians have longed for.”
