Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed his team received the draft from U.S. officials in Kyiv and said he plans to discuss it directly with President Donald Trump in the coming days.
- Trump is pushing for a signature before U.S. Thanksgiving and has signaled support could be curtailed if Ukraine declines, according to the Washington Post.
- Leaked provisions would recognize Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk as Russian-controlled, bar NATO troops and membership for Ukraine, limit the size of Ukraine’s armed forces, and curb long‑range weapons, with reports differing on the exact troop cap.
- The draft pairs security guarantees with major reconstruction financing using frozen Russian assets and contemplates wider economic reintegration for Moscow, including discussion of sanctions relief and a path back to the G8, according to media reports.
- European leaders told Zelensky in a joint call that any settlement must protect Ukrainian and EU interests and involve European consent, while the Kremlin said it has not officially received the plan even as Washington confirmed month‑long drafting by envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and delivery by U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.