22 November 2025
What do we know about America’s 28-point peace plan for Ukraine?
The US peace plan presented to Ukraine, which has the support of President Donald Trump, appears to be tilted in Moscow’s favor, particularly requiring Kiev to cede large parts of its territory to Russia.
A central demand is that Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk, territories that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces have failed to capture, be recognized as de facto Russian, including by the United States. Russia has illegally occupied Crimea since 2014.
Other key features that appear to be in Russia’s favor are that Ukraine would have to limit its military to 600,000 troops and would be prevented from joining NATO.
In return, Ukraine would receive “strong security guarantees” that it might view with some skepticism following assurances given under the so-called Budapest Memorandum of 1994, in which Kiev gave up its Soviet-era nuclear weapons that failed to protect it against Russian aggression.
Another demand in the resolution that Ukraine is likely to oppose is that “all Nazi ideology and activities should be rejected and banned.”
This demand would seem to lend credibility to Putin’s claim that Ukraine is in the hands of the Nazis and that their invasion is aimed in part at “Nazi-liberating” the country.
In fact, in Ukraine’s last parliamentary elections far-right candidates received only 2% support – a significantly lower proportion of the vote than in many other European countries.
While the plan has received a largely favorable reception in Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed some frustration at the dilemma facing his country.
“Now Ukraine may find itself facing a very difficult choice: either a loss of dignity, or risk losing a key partner,” Zelensky said in a video address on Friday, referring to Kiev’s ties with Washington.
You can read more details about the plan here: Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine: What we know so far