Ukraine has consented to a peace agreement intended to bring an end to the ongoing conflict with Russia, a U.S. official revealed to Fox News.
While some minor elements of the accord still require finalization, the official noted progress is being made.
A residential building is visibly devastated following a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, dated November 25, 2025. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Tolbert, speaking on behalf of U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, informed Fox News that Driscoll, alongside his team, engaged in discussions with Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi on Monday and Tuesday to shape the outline of a peace deal for Ukraine.
“The dialogues are advancing positively, and we remain hopeful. Secretary Driscoll is in close coordination with the White House and other U.S. agencies as these negotiations continue,” Tolbert commented.
Onlookers observe their home engulfed in flames following a drone strike on a multistory residential building during Russia’s overnight offensive in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 25, 2025. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
A U.S. official told Fox News that the Ukrainian delegation was also in Abu Dhabi and was in contact with Driscoll and his team.
The diplomatic flurry over the weekend followed the leak of the 28-point peace plan to Axios, which many European leaders and U.S. lawmakers viewed as largely favorable to Russia.
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said on X that the initial proposal by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was a “surrender document for Ukraine that would have left it at the mercy of Russia for decades to come.”
He said the latest version, developed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s involvement and input from Ukrainian and European officials, was a better plan.
“We must stand on [the] side of freedom & rule of law,” Bacon wrote.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll in Kyiv on Nov. 20, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Ukraine’s decision to agree to the deal came hours after Russia launched an overnight attack on Kyiv that killed at least six people and injured 13.
The strikes on residential buildings and civilian infrastructure followed weekend talks in Geneva between U.S. and Ukrainian officials over the Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan to end the nearly four-year war.
Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, cited the talks in Geneva in addressing his country’s agreement to major parts of a peace plan.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov talks to journalists, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP)
“We appreciate the productive and constructive meetings held in Geneva between the Ukrainian and U.S. delegations, as well as President Trump’s steadfast efforts to end the war,” Umerov wrote on X. “Our delegations reached a common understanding on the core terms of the agreement discussed in Geneva. We now count on the support of our European partners in our further steps.”
Umerov added that his country looks forward to Zelenskyy visiting the U.S. “at the earliest suitable date” in order “to complete final steps and make a deal with President Trump.”
