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The Trump administration has drafted a sweeping 28-point peace framework that would end the war in Ukraine by requiring Kyiv to surrender the eastern Donbas region and Crimea, abandon its bid to join NATO and accept long-term security guarantees enforced jointly by the United States and Russia, according to a copy of the plan published by a Ukrainian opposition politician and confirmed by a White House official.
The document represents the administration’s most detailed proposal to date and reflects feedback from both Russian and Ukrainian officials, the official said. Whether it will be accepted remains uncertain. Negotiations are continuing, and multiple sources said additional revisions are expected.
European governments, caught off guard, said they were aware that Washington was developing a proposal but had not been consulted on its contents. As of Thursday, none had been formally briefed, according to European officials contacted by CBS News.
The plan follows weeks of quiet U.S. meetings with senior aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump’s envoy, real estate developer Steve Witkoff, met with Russian wealth fund chief Kirill Dmitriev in Miami on Oct. 24 to shape the proposal. A senior Ukrainian official, Rustem Umerov, also received the plan but said he offered “no assessments or approvals,” noting that he lacked authority to negotiate terms.
Zelenskyy, who met Thursday in Kyiv with U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, later said he was shown “points of a plan to end the war — America’s vision.” A White House official described the two-hour session, including 45 minutes of direct talks with the Ukrainian leader, as “productive.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the proposal aims to reflect “the realities of the situation, after five years of a devastating war,” and to establish a “win-win scenario” for all sides.
Cease-fire and territorial concessions
Under the plan, a cease-fire would begin immediately if both sides sign on. Ukraine would be required to relinquish Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk to Russia as de facto territory. Some Ukrainian-held areas of Donetsk would be ceded as a demilitarized buffer zone without Russian troops.
The framework also freezes the existing front lines in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, allowing Russia to retain key cities such as Mariupol and maintain its land bridge to Crimea.
The terms mark a significant departure from Kyiv’s long-held insistence that no territory be ceded and that Crimea’s status be resolved only after Russia’s full withdrawal.
Restrictions on Ukraine’s military and NATO ambitions
Ukraine would be required to cap its armed forces at 600,000 troops — down from roughly 880,000 today — and amend its constitution to renounce NATO membership. NATO, in turn, would pledge not to admit Ukraine or deploy allied troops in the country. The alliance’s “open door” principle would remain in question, given that the plan also calls for no further NATO enlargement.
Ukraine would retain the right to join the European Union, with immediate access to the EU market.
Security guarantees and sanctions relief
The U.S. would commit to a “decisive coordinated military response” if Russia reinvades, and sanctions on Moscow would snap back automatically. Those guarantees would end if Ukraine attacks Russian territory.
The plan outlines a $200 billion reconstruction package for Ukraine, financed by $100 billion in frozen Russian assets and another $100 billion from European partners. Remaining frozen Russian funds would flow into a joint U.S.-Russia investment mechanism.
Sanctions imposed on Russia since the invasion began would be lifted in stages. Russia would also be restored to the Group of Eight.
Elections, detainees and amnesty
Ukraine would be required to hold national elections within 100 days. Both sides would repatriate civilian detainees, including children, and grant amnesty for wartime actions.
The proposal includes a new Russia-NATO security dialogue, renewed arms-control agreements, a non-aggression pact among Russia, Ukraine and Europe, and guarantees that Russia will not block commercial use of the Dnipro River.
A U.S.-chaired Peace Council — led personally by Trump — would oversee compliance.
Leavitt said any settlement must ensure “full security guarantees and deterrence for Ukraine, Europe and Russia,” while creating financial pathways for Ukraine to rebuild and Russia to “rejoin the global economy.”
