"With the hope of completing this peace plan, I have directed Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin," Trump wrote on Truth Social on November 25, adding that at the same time, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll would be meeting with Ukrainian officials.
A draft of the plan was delivered to Ukraine on November 20. It includes several demands previously raised by Russia, such as Ukraine relinquishing the Donbass region, agreeing to limit the size of its military, and abandoning its pursuit of NATO membership.
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Trump also expressed his hope to meet Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "but only once the agreement to end the conflict has been completed or is in its final phase."
The U.S. president praised the “tremendous progress” his team had achieved over the past week, noting that the original 28-point Peace Plan drafted by the United States had been revised with additional input from both sides and now had only a few remaining points of disagreement. On November 25, Zelensky told allies that Ukraine was “ready to move to the next step” regarding the revised peace proposal put forward by the U.S., though he acknowledged that certain “sensitive issues” would still need to be discussed with President Trump.
According to AFP, the initial U.S. plan—which had been viewed as leaning more toward Russia—was replaced by a version that better accounts for Ukraine’s interests. A source familiar with the updated plan described it as “significantly improved,” though U.S. officials admitted that several “sensitive issues” remain unresolved. Discussions have been ongoing since the weekend, as Ukrainian and U.S. representatives met behind closed doors in Geneva, Switzerland, to review the new peace framework. The latest round of talks involving U.S. and Russian delegations also took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. U.S. negotiator Dan Driscoll expressed optimism following his meeting with Russian officials.
The White House praised the “major breakthroughs” made so far while emphasizing that a few sensitive details still need to be addressed, though they are “not insurmountable.”