Ukraine, U.S. still negotiating on key peace plan terms, report says

The source said negotiators have reached consensus on most points, but significant differences persist in at least three areas. One of the main disputes involves territory that Russia declared as annexed but has not actually captured.

“It would be very wrong to say we have now the version that is accepted by Ukraine,” CNN quoted its source.

On the proposal to limit the Ukrainian army to 600,000 troops, as envisaged by the first draft of the U.S.-backed peace plan, the source said U.S. negotiators offered a new number. Kyiv, however, insists on further revisions before signing off on the provision.

The final sticking point is Ukraine’s potential pledge to forgo NATO membership. Such a concession, the source said, would set a “bad precedent,” effectively giving Russia veto power over an organization of which it is not a member.

On Nov. 25, CBS News, citing a U.S. official, reported that Ukraine had agreed to the U.S. peace proposal and that only “minor details” remained to be worked out. The Russian side, however, has remained silent.

Also on Nov. 25, Andriy Yermak, head of the President’s Office, told Axios that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thanksgiving Day to finalize the peace plan. The White House said no such meeting is being planned.