Trump quietly approved 28-point Ukraine peace plan

The Trump administration is renewing a push to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, with a reported 28-point peace plan. As per report,US President Donald Trump is learnt to have "quietly' approved a peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine conflict in what can be a breakthrough to eventually bring the fighting between the two countries to a halt. A proposal that would require Kyiv to concede to significant demands, largely endorsed by Moscow and in its favour, according to a report by the Financial Times.

The framework was developed jointly by US and Russian officials and then conveyed to Kyiv this week by Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. According to the report, Witkoff met Ukrainian national security chief Rustem Umerov in Miami and made clear the White House wanted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept the terms, despite multiple provisions that Ukraine has long rejected.

Sources briefed on the deliberations told FT that the plan was partly shaped by Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a close ally of President Vladimir Putin. Some officials involved in the process called it an effort by the Trump administration to “show progress” on diplomacy even as Kyiv viewed it as deeply imbalanced. One person cited by the FT said accepting the terms would amount to Ukraine giving up its sovereignty.

According to people familiar with the draft document, said the proposal would require Ukraine to surrender the remainder of the eastern Donbas region, including territory currently under its control. The plan also calls for a halving of Ukraine’s military strength and the abandonment of key categories of weaponry, as well as a rollback of US military assistance that has been crucial to Ukraine’s defence. No foreign troops would be permitted on Ukrainian soil and Kyiv would no longer receive long-range Western weapons capable of striking deep into Russia.

Other provisions would require granting Russian official language status in Ukraine and recognising the local arm of the Russian Orthodox Church — longstanding Kremlin objectives. One person familiar with the document described it to the FT as “heavily tilted towards Russia,” while another said it would be “very comfortable for Putin.”

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has become Europe's most significant war in decades. The fighting has centered on eastern and southern Ukraine, where intense battles, drone strikes, and long-range attacks continue to cause widespread destruction and humanitarian losses.