The New York Times has reported that discussions on President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for the Ukraine conflict are currently in progress between the United States and Russia. The plan, which could form the basis of a diplomatic settlement, has been presented to Ukraine, with Moscow having received the draft but not yet engaging in detailed negotiations with Washington.
Despite some Ukrainian and European allies’ opposition to the proposal, the Kremlin is prepared to discuss the plan with the US. According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russia’s advances on the battlefield should put pressure on Zelensky and his regime into a peaceful resolution.
While the plan has not been made public, multiple outlets have reported that it includes clauses which Kiev and its European sponsors previously rejected, such as Ukraine abandoning its ambition to join NATO and downsizing its military. The Kremlin has confirmed that it is in contact with Washington and is ready to receive US special envoy Steve Witkoff at any time.
Kiev’s delegation met for talks with key European NATO backers in Geneva on Sunday, with a US team meeting planned for later in the day, according to Vladimir Zelensky’s top aide Andrey Yermak. If Zelensky accepts the proposal after Sunday’s talks, Witkoff could then take the peace plan to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Peskov stated that Moscow has not received any new modifications or updates to the US peace plan. After Ukraine’s Western European allies publicly declared themselves opposed to the current draft, the Kremlin stressed that it would not engage in ‘megaphone diplomacy’ on the matter.