"The controversial 28-point plan dropped suddenly by the Trump administration to Ukraine as a take-it-or-leave it proposition mere days ago was mostly the result of several weeks of negotiations behind the scenes between Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev that excluded not only Ukraine and its allies but even some key US officials. Faced with a Thanksgiving holiday deadline, European officials are racing to buy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy more time"
"This reconstruction on how the ultimatum came about and who was really behind it is based on conversations with several people familiar with the deliberations who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss delicate negotiations. Read More: Ukraine Seeks NATO-like Shield From US, Counter-Plan Says For Europeans, the alarm went off when a new player was introduced to the scene: US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, a close friend of JD Vance going back to their days at Yale Law School."
A sudden 28-point plan offered to Ukraine came from weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations between Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev, excluding Ukraine, its allies, and some U.S. officials. European governments are preparing a counter-proposal to buy President Volodymyr Zelenskiy more time, to be presented to U.S. officials in Switzerland. Several people familiar with the deliberations spoke anonymously about the origins of the ultimatum. Alarm rose in Europe when U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, a close friend of JD Vance, told ambassadors that President Trump had run out of patience and sought territorial concessions.
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