Overview
- Axios disclosed the draft plan proposing U.S. security guarantees in exchange for Ukraine accepting Russian control of Crimea and other occupied areas.
- Reported provisions include designating Donbass as a demilitarized zone closed to Russian deployments, partial transfers in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, and cutting Ukraine’s military to about 400,000 personnel.
- A U.S. official said the White House sees it as in Ukraine’s interest to reach an agreement now, while the specifics of the guarantees remain undefined.
- Two sources said Qatar and Turkey contributed to the drafting, and the plan’s basis was discussed in late-October Miami meetings between Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin emissary Kirill Dmitriev.
- Ukrainian officials say they received only signals about U.S. proposals without participating, as Washington sent senior Army leaders to Kyiv and Russia carried out strikes that killed at least 25 people.