🇺🇸 Trump Delivers New Ukraine Peace Plan

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The Trump administration has quietly crafted a draft peace plan with Russia that would require significant concessions from Ukraine, according to U.S. officials familiar with the discussions.

The proposal — developed over the past month by special envoy Steve Witkoff — has been shared with both Moscow and Kyiv, and President Trump has been fully briefed and supports the framework.

Under the evolving terms, Russia would halt attacks while Ukraine would give up territory, including parts of the Donbas, and limit certain weapons systems. The U.S. would also scale back some military aid.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both sides must make “difficult but necessary concessions,” though Kyiv has long rejected any territorial surrender.

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President Trump is pushing forward with a comprehensive peace framework to end the war in Ukraine. The plan calls for territorial adjustments, a path for Russia to rejoin global economic institutions, and commitments from Ukraine regarding NATO membership. Zelenskyy received the proposal and will discuss key points with Trump in the coming days. This represents Trump's continued mission to broker lasting peace agreements on the world stage.

In other news, Trump called out six Democrat lawmakers who released a video urging military members to refuse orders they deem unlawful. Trump labeled them traitors and said they should be arrested for seditious behavior. Instead of addressing the dangerous implications of telling troops to defy their chain of command, Democrats are predictably claiming Trump is threatening his political opponents.

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🔔 Trump Pushes New Ukraine Peace Plan 🔔

The United States and Russia have drawn up a plan to end the fighting in Ukraine that would require major concessions from Kyiv. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has been quietly working on the 28-point plan for a month, receiving input from both Ukrainians and Russians on terms acceptable to each side. President Trump has been briefed on the plan and supports it. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump has been clear since day one that he wants the war between Russia and Ukraine to end, and the United States has been working on a detailed and acceptable plan for both sides to stop the killing and create a durable, lasting peace.

Under the terms of the proposal, Ukraine would cede territory to Russia and abandon certain weaponry, and it would include the rolling back of some U.S. military assistance. Russia would take control of the entire eastern Donbas region, which Vladimir Putin has listed as the capture of the Donbas as the key goal of the invasion. The plan calls for the recognition of Crimea and other regions that the Russians have taken. The plan calls for Ukraine to reduce its army to 600,000 personnel, cutting its military by more than half. Kyiv would be required to give up all long-range weapons, and there would be a complete ban on Western troops being deployed to Ukraine.

The proposal also reportedly includes vague provisions for Ukraine to negotiate some kind of security guarantees with the United States and Europe. More broadly, the document would require Ukraine to permanently renounce its bid for NATO membership and constitutionally enshrine a pledge never to seek accession in the future. Despite these sweeping security implications, the draft contains just a single sentence referencing security guarantees for Ukraine, with no explanation of what those guarantees might entail, who would enforce them, or what response would follow if Russia violated the deal.

The proposal outlines a phased rollback of U.S. sanctions on Russia tied to compliance benchmarks and opens the door for Moscow to rejoin what is now the G7 grouping of advanced economies. Under the draft plan, approximately $100 billion of frozen Russian sovereign assets would be pooled into a U.S.-led reconstruction and investment program for Ukraine, with Washington receiving half of the profits.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was shown the full proposal in Kyiv and is facing heavy pressure from Washington to sign the agreement before Thanksgiving. Zelenskyy's office said he expected to discuss the points with Trump in the coming days. Leavitt said the plan is good for both Russia and Ukraine, and the administration believes it should be acceptable to both sides. Critics warn the current terms fall far short of assurances and fear Ukraine may be cornered into accepting a peace that ends the fighting in the short term but leaves the country strategically exposed and Russia emboldened.

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