Overview
- Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials will meet in Switzerland in the coming days, with E3 and EU envoys also convening in Geneva to coordinate positions on the 28‑point framework.
- At the G20, European and allied leaders called the draft a basis that requires additional work, warning that borders must not be changed by force and that army caps could leave Ukraine vulnerable.
- President Donald Trump set a Thanksgiving deadline for Kyiv to accept the plan and later indicated some flexibility, saying Ukraine would eventually have to accept terms it dislikes.
- Reported terms include recognizing Russian control over occupied areas including Crimea and parts of Donetsk, capping Ukraine’s forces at about 600,000, and renouncing NATO membership, with security guarantees and reconstruction funds from frozen Russian assets offered in return; Russia could be readmitted to the G7.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky has pushed back and promised alternatives, while President Vladimir Putin welcomed the proposal as a potential basis for settlement as battlefield losses and strikes on energy infrastructure increase pressure on Kyiv.