The United States and Russia have developed a strategy aimed at ceasing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which would involve significant compromises from Kyiv.
While the full extent of Ukraine’s concessions remains unclear, sources indicate they align with demands Russia has consistently voiced since its 2022 invasion, as reported by The Associated Press, citing an insider familiar with the discussions.
A key element of the plan would be the cessation of Russian military offensives.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has been discreetly crafting this proposal for a month, engaging with both Ukrainian and Russian representatives to forge terms acceptable to both parties, according to a senior U.S. official who spoke to Fox News Digital on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet in Anchorage, Alaska. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
The insider revealed that President Donald Trump has been briefed on the plan and has expressed his support. It was emphasized that concessions are expected from both Ukraine and Russia, not solely from Kyiv.
“President Trump has been clear since day one that he wants the war between Russia Ukraine to end, and he has grown frustrated with both sides for their refusal to commit to a peace agreement. Nevertheless, the President and his team never gives up, and the United States has been working on a detailed and acceptable plan for both sides to stop the killing and create a durable, lasting peace.” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Under the terms of the proposal, which could still be changed, Ukraine would cede territory to Russia and abandon certain weaponry, according to the person who had been briefed on the contours of the plan.
It would also include the rolling back of some U.S. military assistance.
Russia would take control of the entire eastern Donbas region. Russian President Vladimir Putin has listed the capture of the Donbas as the key goal of the invasion.
Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly ruled out ceding territory to Russia.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials will “continue to develop a list of potential ideas” for ending the war based on input from both sides.
“Ending a complex and deadly war such as the one in Ukraine requires an extensive exchange of serious and realistic ideas,” he wrote on X late Wednesday. “And achieving a durable peace will require both sides to agree to difficult but necessary concessions.”
On Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “there are no consultations per se currently underway” with the U.S. on ending the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with then-U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on Dec. 07, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“There are certainly contacts, but processes that could be called consultations are not underway,” he told reporters.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House.
