Ukraine Says Trump’s 28-Point Peace Plan Cut To 19 To Make Draft More Acceptable: Report

The US-proposed plan to end the nearly four year Russia-Ukraine war now has 19 points instead of 28-point peace plan following negotiations to make the draft proposal more acceptable to Ukraine, a Ukrainian official said on Monday.

The US had blindsided Kyiv and European countries with a 28-point peace plan last week, giving Ukraine until Thursday to agree to a framework to end Europe’s deadliest war since World War Two.

It had called on Ukraine to cede more territory, accept limits on its military and abandon its ambitions to join NATO, Russian demands that Ukrainians have long rejected.

While highlighting that the draft plan now has 19 points, the official did not mention what points were removed.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy said Monday his

country was at a “critical moment”, after last week insisting Ukraine risked losing either its “dignity” or Washington as an ally.

“To achieve real peace, more, more is needed. Of course we all continue working with partners, especially the United States, and look for compromises that strengthen but not weaken us,” he said.

Speaking at a forum in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday, the president said Kyiv will “continue working with partners, especially the United States, and look for compromises that strengthen, but not weaken us. And we will continue explaining how dangerous it is to pretend that aggression is something one can simply overlook and move on.”

In talks with the U.S. so far, Zelenskyy added, “we’ve managed to keep extremely sensitive points on the table, including the full release of all Ukrainian prisoners of war under the all-for-all formula and civilians, and the complete return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. These are important steps, but to achieve real peace, more, more is needed.”

Meanwhile, Russian Defence Ministry said its shot down at least 103 Ukrainian drones overnight and into Monday afternoon.

Moscow is in control of large areas of southern and eastern Ukraine, including Crimea which it took control of in 2014.

The Kremlin is seeking recognition of the territories it occupies and wants Kyiv to pull out of the part of the Donetsk region that remains under its control — demands deemed unacceptable by Ukraine.