US, Russia reportedly drafting Ukraine peace plan in secret: Axios
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The Trump administration and Russia are reportedly drafting a Ukraine peace plan modeled after the Gaza ceasefire, involving Witkoff, Dmitriev, and European briefings.
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US President Donald Trump meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (AP)
The Trump administration has been secretly working with Russia on a new draft plan to end the war in Ukraine, an Axios report revealed on Tuesday.
Axios reported, citing anonymous US and Russian officials, that the 28-point plan is based on President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan, which "Israel" and Hamas agreed to last month after more than two years of "Israel’s" war on Gaza, showing that the new plan draws directly from that framework.
The draft is structured around four main themes: peace in Ukraine, security guarantees, broader European security, and the future of US relations with both Kiev and Moscow, Axios reported, while details on how the proposal would handle key disputes, including control of territory in eastern Ukraine, remain unclear.
Witkoff leading effort
A US official said that Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, is leading the effort and has held extensive talks with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who said he spent three days meeting with Trump’s team in Miami in late October.
A White House official said that Trump believes “there is a chance to end this senseless war if flexibility is shown,” while US officials have started briefing European partners on the emerging proposal, signaling efforts to involve allies in the discussions.
This comes amid intensified efforts to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine, after previous peace talks faltered and collapsed amid disagreements with Kiev and mediator countries.
On November 11–12, 2025, the G7 foreign ministers met in the Niagara region of Canada and issued a joint statement calling urgently for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
They agreed that the current contact line should serve as the starting point for negotiations, emphasizing that international borders must not be changed by force and stressing the need for a diplomatic solution to prevent further escalation.
In the same statement, the G7 announced it would intensify economic pressure on Russia, exploring new coordinated measures, including leveraging immobilized Russian sovereign assets in their jurisdictions to support Ukraine.
