Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Ukraine has officially received the 28‑point U.S. draft and said Ukrainian and U.S. teams will work through its provisions, with a call with President Trump planned in the coming days.
- The draft, reported in detail by European outlets, would confer de facto recognition of Russian control over Crimea and the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, split parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia along current lines, and bar Ukraine from joining NATO.
- The plan would cap Ukraine’s armed forces at roughly 600,000, prohibit foreign troop deployments on Ukrainian soil, and offer security assurances, with some air assets based in Poland rather than inside Ukraine.
- Economic provisions outlined include using about $100 billion in frozen Russian assets for Ukrainian reconstruction, placing the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under IAEA oversight with shared output, a non‑aggression accord, potential Russian reentry to the G8, and sanctions snapback for any renewed invasion.
- The White House said Trump supports the proposal as acceptable to both sides, Kyiv called for a “dignified” peace, EU leaders condemned the terms as tantamount to capitulation and demanded inclusion, and the Kremlin publicly downplayed any formal consultations.