Trump Peace Blueprint Stuns Kyiv Backers With Proposal for New Territorial Concessions to Russia.
A newly surfaced 28-point peace proposal attributed to President Donald Trump’s administration has jolted Kyiv’s supporters in Washington, raising concerns that the plan would tilt heavily in Moscow’s favor and sideline Ukraine from key negotiations.
According to reporting by Axios and the Financial Times, the draft framework—developed by Trump’s lead negotiator, Steve Witkoff, in consultation with Russian sovereign wealth fund chief Kirill Dmitriev—proposes that Ukraine relinquish additional territory in the eastern Donbas region and significantly reduce the size of its military.
Several members of Congress with close ties to Kyiv said they learned of the plan only through media reports.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of Trump’s top allies and a longtime advocate for Ukraine, told an audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Wednesday that he had not been briefed on the proposal. “I don’t know what this 28-point plan is,” he said. “But any credible plan must include strong U.S. security guarantees and measures to limit Putin’s ability to finance his war.”
Under the reported terms, Ukraine would forfeit its remaining foothold in Donbas—roughly 12 percent of the territory that remains under Kyiv’s control behind heavily fortified lines—and accept new restrictions on its armed forces, including cutting troop levels by half. The plan would also limit Ukraine’s access to Western weapons, especially long-range systems capable of striking targets inside Russia.
The Financial Times reported that the framework bars foreign troops from operating on Ukrainian soil, effectively ruling out an international peacekeeping force or deeper military partnerships with European states.
Lawmakers from both parties voiced unease. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said he had not been given details. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a retiring Republican who has supported military aid to Ukraine, compared the reported terms to the 1938 Munich agreement, warning that any move perceived as pressuring Kyiv to concede territory would embolden Moscow.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said it had received no formal communication from Washington. Ukrainian officials, who were reportedly given only limited visibility into the talks, have not publicly commented.
The emerging outline highlights a sharp divide between Trump’s pursuit of a rapid diplomatic settlement and the position held by many in Congress and among NATO allies, who insist that any peace arrangement must be shaped with Ukraine—not imposed upon it.
