Donald Trump’s ‘plan’ to end Russia’s war in Ukraine has reportedly been leaked online ahead of his rumoured meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Conditions of a potential ceasefire could include a stop on Russia’s steady military advance on the battlefield and a ban on Ukraine from joining Nato.
The US proposal is also expected to demand that Ukraine accepts Russian sovereignty on annexed land – a concession that Volodymyr Zelensky will likely not make.
The Ukrainian president has rejected any suggestions of ceding territory to Russia, while Putin has demanded that Ukraine give up its aspirations of joining the military alliance.
As of 2025, Russia occupies a fifth of Ukraine, with an estimated 3 to 3.5 million Ukrainians estimated to be living under occupation.
A freeze on Russian attacks will abandon those – surviving – near the front line and those in occupied Ukrainian land in limbo.
Striking a peace deal on the first day in the White House was Trump’s main foreign policy, one which has miserably failed at. This goalpost was later moved to his first 100 days in office.
His plan – set to be announced at next week’s Munich Security Conference- would allegedly see a deal in place for Easter.
A phone call between Zelensky and Putin in early February is expected to kick off the process, followed by a meeting between the two by the start of March.
A declaration on the agreed parameters for ending the war would then be released by May 9, after which Ukraine would be asked not to extend martial law or mobilise troops.
There has been no word from Zelensky’s office regarding the speculation, but he has demonstrated willingness to negotiate with Russia, based on a plan that preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the long run.
Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry said today that the US needed to formulate its policy on ending the war first.
Only then could the Kremlin base its own position on specific US action.
Spokesperson Maria Zakharova told a news briefing in Moscow: ‘As for the role or possible role of the US in resolving the crisis around Ukraine, once again: everything will depend on concrete actions and on the plans of the new administration embodied in those actions.
‘For now, there are many words and many statements. (But) there is no clarity on the steps being taken (by the US), so it would be premature to talk about the prospects for negotiations or anything at all in this context.’
Trump and Keith Kellogg, his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, have both said they are working on a plan to broker a deal to end the three-year massacre, but have yet to disclose full details of what that plan might look like.