Trump revises 28 Point Ukraine peace plan, says only “Few Disagreements” remain

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday intensified efforts to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, declaring that his administration has made “tremendous progress” over the past week and unveiling new details of a revised 28-point peace framework now under negotiation.

The president’s remarks came as he softened an earlier Thanksgiving deadline for Ukraine to accept the U.S.-backed plan, noting that discussions with Moscow and Kyiv were moving forward and narrowing remaining disagreements. “The deadline for me is when it’s over,” Trump said aboard Air Force One as he traveled to Florida for the holiday.

In a formal statement released shortly afterward, Trump said the original U.S.-drafted peace plan had been “fine-tuned” with input from both sides and now contained “only a few remaining points of disagreement.” He blamed the ongoing conflict on his absence from office, writing: “A War that would have NEVER started if I were President!” He also cited unverified casualty figures, claiming: “Last month 25,000 soldiers died.”

Trump announced that he had directed Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, while Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll would simultaneously meet Ukrainian officials. “I will be briefed on all progress made, along with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles,” Trump said.

The president added that he hoped to meet both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Putin but insisted such talks would only occur once the agreement was “FINAL or in its final stages.”

The statement follows a Bloomberg report alleging Witkoff privately encouraged Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov to coordinate with Trump on a ceasefire proposal ahead of Zelenskyy’s Washington visit guidance Trump dismissed as routine negotiation strategy. “That’s what a dealmaker does,” he said, adding that he assumed Witkoff was offering similar advice to Ukrainian officials.

Trump also reiterated his view that Russia currently holds the advantage on the battlefield and suggested Ukraine could lose additional territory in the coming months if a deal is not reached. He said U.S. and European officials were discussing potential security guarantees for Kyiv as part of a final settlement.