The Trump administration recently drafted a 28-point peace plan and privately presented it to officials in Kyiv and Moscow. Axios obtained the document, verified its authenticity with U.S. and Ukrainian officials, and published the full text. The proposal calls for an immediate ceasefire along current lines, Ukrainian neutrality, a cap on Ukraine’s future military size, and effective recognition of Russian control over Crimea, all of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, and the occupied portions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. In return, the plan envisions a U.S.-led reconstruction effort for the rest of Ukraine that could include the use of frozen Russian assets.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance for “almost an hour” about the proposal’s details. “We’re working to make the path forward dignified and truly effective for achieving a lasting peace,” Zelenskyy said. He has also been in close contact with European leaders, many of whom continue to voice strong support for Ukraine while exploring ways to end the fighting.
Multiple news outlets, citing sources familiar with the discussions, report that the United States has given Ukraine until Thanksgiving to accept the framework or risk the end of American military and financial aid. The administration has not publicly confirmed the deadline and has issued no official statement on the plan itself.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, the United States has provided Ukraine with approximately $67 billion in military and security assistance, more than $50 billion in economic support, and over $4 billion in humanitarian aid.
The war began when Russian forces attempted to seize Kyiv in the opening weeks but were repelled. Ukrainian counteroffensives later reclaimed significant territory in the northeast and south, yet by 2024 the front lines had largely stabilized deep inside Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders. Both sides have suffered heavy losses; estimates of total Russian casualties (killed and wounded) reach as high as one million.