Washington: President Donald Trump’s much-talked-about 28-point peace blueprint for ending the Russia-Ukraine war has sparked global outrage, with leaked details revealing heavy concessions demanded from Kyiv – almost mirroring Vladimir Putin’s original wish list.
The draft, reportedly shared with Ukrainian leaders during a recent high-level US visit, insists Ukraine permanently recognise Russian sovereignty over Crimea and the occupied parts of Donbas, while freezing current frontlines in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia – effectively handing Moscow control over additional territory and vital southern corridors. In return, Russia would make no major givebacks.
Kyiv would be forced to slash its armed forces by nearly 60 percent to a maximum of 600,000 troops, relinquish long-range missiles, and constitutionally renounce NATO membership forever — a red line Putin has long demanded. NATO itself would commit to no further eastward expansion and revert deployments to 1997 levels.
While the plan dangles security guarantees from the US and Europe, including a potential NATO-style collective defence, critics call it a “surrender document” dressed as peace. Ukraine might retain EU aspirations and gain reconstruction aid, including mineral resource deals, but European allies have branded the terms “shocking”.
Zelenskyy has signalled his willingness to talk but insists borders are non-negotiable. Putin claims ignorance of any draft, while the White House remains silent. As winter bites and battlefield momentum tilts Russia, Trump’s aggressive push risks reshaping Europe’s security map – and testing alliances like never before.