Ukraine, European allies to respond to U.S. proposal to end war

23 NOVEMBER 2025

Ukraine and its European allies scrambled to come up with counter-proposals after U.S. President Donald Trump gave Kyiv a tight deadline — November 27, 2025 — to approve a deal to end the war that accepts some of Russia’s hardline demands.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pushed back against the 28-point U.S. plan. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has welcomed the proposal, which would force Ukraine to give up land, cut its army and pledge never to join NATO.
U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance reacted to the criticism of the plan, saying it “either misunderstands the framework or misstates some critical reality on the ground”. “There is a fantasy that if we just give more money, more weapons, or more sanctions, victory is at hand,” he said.
Russia would gain territory, be reintegrated into the global economy and rejoin the G8, under a draft of the plan.