U.S.-backed peace plan

Polish PM questions origins of U.S. proposal for ending Russia’s war in Ukraine

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Europe should first understand who authored the U.S. proposal for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine before any work begins on the plan. Tusk made the comment on Nov. 23 in a post on X.

23 November 2025, 04:20 PM

Allies explore how to replace U.S. intelligence if Washington cuts Ukraine off

Ukrainian allies are still trying to gauge how seriously they should take Washington’s threat to halt intelligence sharing with Kyiv if Ukraine refuses to accept the proposed U.S. peace plan, Politico reported on Nov. 21. Several partners said they are already assessing how to fill potential gaps.

23 November 2025, 03:49 PM

Trump may lift cap on Ukrainian military, provide Tomahawks — U.S. admits peace plan guarantees are weak

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges that its current peace proposal includes “insufficiently strong security guarantees” for Ukraine, The Washington Post reported on Nov. 22, citing American officials.

23 November 2025, 03:05 PM

Geneva talks expand after Russia gives U.S. plan demanding major concessions from Ukraine

The United States and Russia have jointly drafted a peace plan demanding sweeping concessions from Kyiv, prompting multilateral crisis talks in Geneva that have grown beyond initial U.S.-Ukraine consultations and are now seen as critical, Sky News reported on Nov. 23.

23 November 2025, 02:18 PM

Merz says any peace deal must satisfy both Ukraine and Europe

Russia’s war against Ukraine can only end if any proposed agreement reflects the interests of both Ukraine and Europe, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in an interview with CBS News.

23 November 2025, 11:15 AM

The Economist slams Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine as unrealistic, one-sided, and dangerous

Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan for Ukraine is so poorly written, vague, unbalanced, and impractical that in a rational world it never would have surfaced — and if it had leaked, it would have been quietly shelved, The Economist wrote in a scathing new editorial on Nov. 22.

23 November 2025, 10:56 AM

Tusk slams U.S. peace plan for naming Poland without consultation and warns sidelining Ukraine

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized a new 28-point U.S. peace plan for Ukraine for naming Poland without consulting Warsaw and warned that no decisions about Ukraine can be made without Ukraine, he said in a post on X on Nov. 21.

22 November 2025, 09:02 PM

EU moves to delay U.S. peace plan deadline as Trump team pressures Ukraine to agree by Thanksgiving

European officials are urgently trying to secure more time for Ukraine to respond to a new U.S.-backed peace proposal, after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly set a deadline of Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 22.

22 November 2025, 07:09 PM

‘A surrender deal’: U.S. lawmakers slam Trump peace plan, Ukraine rallies planned across America

Donald Trump’s proposed U.S. peace plan has sparked significant backlash from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress, journalist and former Voice of America correspondent Ostap Yarysh reported on Nov. 22.

22 November 2025, 02:20 PM

Trump to send Driscoll to Moscow next week as new special envoy

U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll — who visited Kyiv on Nov. 19‑20 — as his new special representative, The Guardian reported on Nov. 22, citing American officials.

22 November 2025, 01:17 PM

Russia shows no readiness for concessions and is laying groundwork to reject U.S. 28 point plan — ISW

Russia continues to signal that its conditions for ending the war in Ukraine remain unchanged and that it is not prepared to make the concessions outlined in the U.S. peace plan, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in a Nov. 21 assessment.

22 November 2025, 12:45 PM

‘Sanctions and weapons won’t bring victory’: Vance defends U.S. peace plan for Ukraine after backlash

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance laid out three core principles of any peace plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine in a Nov. 21 post on social media platform X, as he pushed back against mounting criticism of Washington’s proposal.

22 November 2025, 11:51 AM

Europe appalled by profit-seeking in Trump’s ‘peace deal’

European diplomats and officials have reacted with outrage to clauses in Donald Trump’s “peace plan” which include the Untied States siphoning some of Russia’s frozen assets for itself, Politico reported on Nov. 21.

21 November 2025, 11:21 PM

Vatican: Peace talks will be 'very difficult' as Europe rejects U.S. plan for Ukraine

The Vatican has responded to the United States’ 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine, stressing the difficulty of negotiations and the need for Europe to participate fully in the process. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, commented on the proposal on Nov. 21 after a Mass for Ukraine at the Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle in Rome, Vatican News reported.

21 November 2025, 03:30 PM

Axios: Trump’s peace plan offers Article 5-style protection while proposing concessions by Ukraine

President Donald Trump’s draft “peace plan” for Ukraine includes a security guarantee modeled on NATO’s Article 5, obligating the United States and European allies to treat any future Russian attack on Ukraine as an attack on the entire transatlantic community, Axios reported, citing a copy of the document.

21 November 2025, 01:52 PM

Putin repeatedly humiliated Trump and his envoys, says Finnish MEP Pekka Toveri

General Pekka Toveri, Member of the European Parliament from Finland, speaks with NV journalist Natalia Rop about Donald Trump’s peace attempts, the tools the EU still hasn’t used against the Kremlin, and why European peacekeepers must have the authority to use force against Russia if needed.

17 May 2025, 03:30 PM

EU may double Ukraine aid if Trump fails to secure peace — EU Commissioner

The European Union could significantly increase its military support to Ukraine if US President Donald Trump fails to secure a peace deal, Andrius Kubilius, the European Commissioner for Defense and Space, wrote on X on May 4.

5 May 2025, 08:32 AM

Zelenskyy rejects Putin’s proposed May 9 ceasefire as ‘manipulative theater’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s proposal for a so-called three-day ceasefire on May 9, calling it a theatrical ploy meant to give the impression that Russia is rejoining the international community.

3 May 2025, 12:20 PM

Political scientist Koshel analyzes Trump’s plan, US pressure on Russia boosts peace chances

The demand for elections in Ukraine, which Russia had previously insisted on, is no longer part of the U.S. rhetoric on the peace agreement, Radio Liberty reports, with political scientist Oleksiy Koshel discussing the changes in U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan on April 29.

29 April 2025, 02:06 PM

Ukraine builds 'Plan B' amid uncertainty over Trump's peace plan

Ukraine is preparing a "Plan B" and accelerating its domestic weapons production in case President Trump's proposed peace deal with Russia collapses, Bild reported on April 28.

28 April 2025, 02:41 PM

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