Ukraine agreed to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan, the full draft text of which has now emerged, but made clear its "red lines" to the United Nations Security Council—including no recognition of Ukrainian territory as Russian and no limits on Kyiv's armed forces.
What To Know
- Full text of Trump administration's 28-point draft peace plan to end Russia-Ukraine war revealed.
- Proposals include U.S. recognition of occupied territories as Russian, 600,000 troop limit on size of Ukraine's army.
- Trump draft plan also contains security guarantees for Ukraine, no NATO expansion, natural resource deals.
- Russia expected not to invade neighboring countries, enshrine non-aggression policy against Europe, Ukraine into law.
- Ukraine "will not accept any limits on its right to self-defense or on the size and capabilities of our armed forces."
- White House, off the back of Gaza breakthrough, is eyeing Russia-Ukraine peace by the end of 2025.
- U.S. now consulting European allies after leaving them out of initial talks in drawing up draft peace plan.
- Russia expressed optimism about plan, saying Moscow felt its concerns were being heard.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to discuss proposals.
- Zelensky: "We are ready for constructive, honest and swift work."
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