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28-Point Ukraine Peace Plan Came From Washington, Not Moscow, Rubio Says
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The 28-point peace proposal concerning the war in Ukraine, which surfaced earlier this week, was drafted in Washington and is being offered as a framework for ongoing negotiations, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on X.
Rubio confirmed the US role in developing the proposal in a statement published on social media following the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Hamilton, Canada. “The peace proposal was developed by the United States. It is being presented as a strong foundation for further negotiations,” he wrote, emphasizing that the plan incorporates input from both the Russian side and the previous and current positions of Ukraine.
The peace proposal was authored by the U.S.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 23, 2025
It is offered as a strong framework for ongoing negotiations
It is based on input from the Russian side. But it is also based on previous and ongoing input from Ukraine. https://t.co/JWbAQ04kcw
Despite Rubio’s remarks, some US lawmakers have pushed back on how the plan is being characterized. Republican Senator Mike Rounds stated at the Halifax International Security Forum that Rubio had personally contacted several senators to clarify the plan’s status.
Rounds said the document “was merely a proposal received by the United States and forwarded to the Ukrainian side,” and stressed that it should not be seen as an official US policy or recommendation.
The full draft of the peace plan, which reportedly includes 28 provisions, suggests formal recognition of Russian control over Donetsk, Luhansk, and occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
In return, Russia would provide certain unspecified security guarantees. The plan also includes limitations on the size of Ukraine’s armed forces and a ban on future NATO membership.
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European leaders, Canada, and Japan have expressed concern over the content of the proposal. While they welcomed US diplomatic efforts, they collectively stated that the plan “requires further work.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has acknowledged the difficulty of the current diplomatic moment, stating that the country faces a stark choice between preserving its dignity and risking the loss of a key ally.
A trilateral meeting is scheduled for November 23 in Geneva, where Ukrainian officials, US representatives, and European partners are expected to review the proposal in detail.
Earlier, the Kremlin claimed it had not received signals from Ukraine indicating readiness to engage with the proposal. Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told state media that Moscow had not been formally approached about negotiations involving the plan.
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