The U.S.-backed 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, which became public last week, drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

James Landale speaks to Adam about the 28-point peace plan. (Image: BBC)

The question of Ukraine ceding territory to Russia remains the last big concern for Ukraine, Yermak said, and one that Zelenskyy needs to negotiate with Trump directly. The deal’s security guarantees,

Ukraine on Tuesday (November 25) signaled support for the framework of a peace deal with Russia but stressed that sensitive issues needed to be fixed at a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.

Some items in the proposed US peace deal remain to be settled, but Ukraine has indicated it supports the essence of the agreement.

The United States and Ukraine significantly changed a controversial 28-point plan to end the war following frenzied meetings in Geneva that brought the two sides closer to an agreement after the White House pushed Kyiv to sign off on the plan by Thanksgiving.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been “fine-tuned” and he’s sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials.

Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, says Trump’s 19-point plan risks “handing victory to Putin” as Russia continues missile attacks on Kyiv.