Ukraine has said that it has reached a shared understanding with the United States regarding a peace agreement aimed at ending the war with Russia. Last week, Washington presented a 28-point proposal to Kyiv outlining steps to stop the conflict. U.S. and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva over the weekend to discuss the plan.
In a post on social media, U.S. President Donald Trump said the original plan had been refined “based on further consultations between both sides.”
Trump added, “I have instructed my special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to meet President Putin in Moscow. At the same time, the Army’s administrative chief, Dan Driscoll, will meet Ukrainian representatives.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expects Driscoll to arrive in Kyiv later this week.
Trump wrote that he is eager to meet both Zelensky and Putin “soon,” but only when a final agreement to end the war is completed or is in its final stage.
Speaking to reporters later, Trump confirmed that the peace proposal includes territorial concessions from both sides and potential “border realignments.”
He said he has not given any deadlines for reaching a deal, adding: “My deadline is when this war ends, that’s it.”
The Kremlin earlier stated that Moscow had not yet been consulted about the revised U.S. plan, and warned that it may reject the proposal if substantial changes were made to the original draft presented last week.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that while Moscow supported the initial U.S. framework, any major alterations would make the situation “fundamentally different.”
Lavrov also said that as of Tuesday morning, the Kremlin had not received a copy of the revised proposal. He accused the United States of trying to undermine Europe through its peace initiative.
Meanwhile, Zelensky said he is ready to discuss “sensitive issues” with Trump. His administration aims to arrange a meeting with Trump before the end of this month.
U.S. officials have not publicly commented on Russia’s concerns, although Driscoll and Russian representatives met in Abu Dhabi on Monday and Tuesday.
Several core disputes between Russia and Ukraine remain unresolved, including Kyiv’s demand for security guarantees and control of several eastern regions where fighting continues.
While the White House remains cautiously optimistic, European leaders are skeptical about a quick resolution to the nearly four-year-old war.
The issue of security guarantees remains one of the biggest points of disagreement. On Monday, Zelensky said the main obstacle to peace is Putin’s demand for legal recognition of the territories Russia has occupied.
Moscow continues to insist that Ukraine must withdraw entirely from the Donbas region — comprising Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia also controls Crimea (annexed in 2014), as well as large parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
After weeks of stalled diplomacy, activity resumed following the leak of the U.S.-backed peace draft.
Meanwhile, the fighting continues. Both Russia and Ukraine claimed on Tuesday night that they carried out strikes in Zaporizhzhia.
