President Donald Trump reportedly approved the 28-point proposed peace plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week, a senior administration official confirmed to NBC News.
The 28-point U.S. plan reportedly includes four general buckets: peace in Ukraine, security guarantees, security in Europe and future U.S. relations with both Russia and Ukraine, the sources confirmed, though it’s unclear how it will approach more contentious issues such as territorial control in eastern Ukraine where the Kremlin has gained some control but far less than it’s demanded previously, Axios had previously reported.
“The plan focuses on giving both sides security guarantees to secure a lasting peace,” the senior official said via NBC News. “It includes things Ukraine wants and needs to have a durable peace.”
The senior official wouldn’t outline details of the proposed plan as negotiations on some key parts are ongoing. Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were all reported to have had some involvement in drafting the plan, according to the official.
Witkoff was previously reported to have been working closely with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev on negotiations and was expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey on Wednesday (November 19), but his trip was postponed. Witkoff had, however, reportedly discussed the drafted plans with Zelenskyy’s national security adviser, Rustem Umerov, during a meeting in Miami that took place earlier this week, a Ukrainian official confirmed to Axios.
“We know the Americans are working on something,” the official said.
A White House official claimed that Trump is confident that a peace deal could be reached.
“The president has been clear that it is time to stop the killing and make a deal to end the war. President Trump believes that there is a chance to end this senseless war if flexibility is shown,” the official told Axios.
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