Overview
- Kyiv says it faces a painful choice and is consulting partners, with President Volodymyr Zelensky signaling Ukraine will table its own proposals rather than accept the draft wholesale.
- The U.S. plan would have Ukraine cede Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, renounce NATO in its constitution, and limit its armed forces, in exchange for vague security guarantees.
- EU leaders, including the European Commission and Council chiefs and key national leaders, are coordinating a counterproposal and insist nothing will be decided without Ukraine.
- Russia calls the U.S. text a potential basis for talks but doubts Kyiv will accept it, with President Vladimir Putin urging rapid agreement.
- The White House confirms the draft was worked on by Kremlin-linked Kirill Dmitriev and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, as Republican figures criticize the plan and media reports say U.S. support could be tied to Ukraine’s response.