"Moscow is reportedly unhappy with changes to a controversial US draft plan which leaked earlier. United States President Donald Trump is sending Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow next week, while Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is expected to meet Ukrainian officials in the coming days, as Washington intensifies diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-year-old conflict. Trump's initial 28-point peace plan was modified after European leaders called it a capitulation to Russian demands, which included Moscow keeping captured Ukrainian territories."
"Al Jazeera detailed the controversial 28-point peace plan after it leaked last week, developed with limited input from Ukraine. It included plans for Ukraine to cede the eastern Donbas region entirely, cut its military might, and completely abandon any plans of joining the NATO defence alliance. The plan met with strong pushback in Ukraine and the European Union, as critics said the deal would reward Moscow for invading its smaller neighbour."
"Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and other members of the US delegation are shown with Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and other members of the Ukrainian delegation before closed-door talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine, at the US Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 23, 2025 [Emma Farge/Reuters]"
Moscow expressed unhappiness with changes to a leaked US draft peace plan. President Donald Trump is sending Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow next week. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is expected to meet Ukrainian officials in the coming days. The initial 28-point plan proposed territorial concessions, including ceding the eastern Donbas, cutting Ukraine's military capacity, and abandoning NATO membership. European and Ukrainian leaders rejected the plan as capitulation to Russia. A leaked recording showing Witkoff advising a Russian diplomat prompted criticism in Europe. A thoroughly revamped 19-point peace plan is emerging and US–Ukraine closed-door talks took place in Geneva.
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