Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a draft plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, his office confirmed.
It said in a statement that he had "officially received a draft plan from the American side, which, according to the American side, could activate diplomacy, it was agreed to work on the points of the plan in such a way as to bring the war to a dignified end".
A senior White House official confirmed to CBS News that President Trump was backing a 28-point plan drafted by envoy Steve Witkoff and an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war Russia started nearly four years ago with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but it"s not clear whether this plan is the one that Zelenskyy received.
The plan, according to reports by Axios, the Financial Times and the New York Times, calls for Ukraine to abandon territory, give up some weapons and shrink its army, and while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that the war must end, he reiterated that from Kyiv`s perspective, "there can be no reward for waging war". Mr. Trump`s endorsement of the plan was first reported by NBC.
Previously, Ukraine has agreed with the U.S. to a freezing of the battle lines where they stand as a starting point for negotiations, while also making clear that it needs security guarantees from Washington and its Western partners.
Axios, citing a U.S. official, reported Monday that Witkoff was drafting a 28-point peace plan and had "discussed it extensively" with Kirill Dmitriev, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dmitriev said in an interview with Axios that he met with Witkoff and other Trump officials for three days in Miami in late October. He expressed optimism about the proposal, saying, "We feel the Russian position is really being heard".