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The United States and Russia have crafted a strategy aimed at bringing an end to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, though it would require significant compromises from Kyiv.
While the full details of Ukraine’s concessions remain somewhat unclear, the proposal reportedly includes several demands that Moscow has consistently put forward since it initiated its invasion in 2022. This information comes via The Associated Press, citing a source familiar with the negotiations.
A key component of this plan is the cessation of Russian military offensives.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has been discreetly orchestrating this plan over the past month, gathering input from both Ukrainian and Russian parties on what terms might be mutually acceptable. This development was shared by a senior U.S. official who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, as reported by Fox News Digital.
The discussions have been further highlighted by a recent meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo credit: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
President Donald Trump has been briefed on the plan and supports it, the person said. The official said both sides, not just Ukraine, would have to make concessions.
“President Trump has been clear since day one that he wants the war between Russia Ukraine to end, and he has grown frustrated with both sides for their refusal to commit to a peace agreement. Nevertheless, the President and his team never gives up, 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.” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Under the terms of the proposal, which could still be changed, Ukraine would cede territory to Russia and abandon certain weaponry, according to the person who had been briefed on the contours of the plan.
It would also include the rolling back of some U.S. military assistance.
Russia would take control of the entire eastern Donbas region. Russian President Vladimir Putin has listed the capture of the Donbas as the key goal of the invasion.
Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly ruled out ceding territory to Russia.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials will “continue to develop a list of potential ideas” for ending the war based on input from both sides.
“Ending a complex and deadly war such as the one in Ukraine requires an extensive exchange of serious and realistic ideas,” he wrote on X late Wednesday. “And achieving a durable peace will require both sides to agree to difficult but necessary concessions.”
On Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “there are no consultations per se currently underway” with the U.S. on ending the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with then-U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on Dec. 07, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“There are certainly contacts, but processes that could be called consultations are not underway,” he told reporters.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House.