{"id":173178,"date":"2025-11-25T21:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T21:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-orders-up-talks-with-russia-ukraine-on-updated-peace-plan-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T21:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T21:54:38","slug":"trump-orders-up-talks-with-russia-ukraine-on-updated-peace-plan-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-orders-up-talks-with-russia-ukraine-on-updated-peace-plan-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders up talks with Russia, Ukraine on updated peace plan – USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump<\/a> said only a few “points of disagreement” remain on a possible deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and he’s sending his top negotiator to Moscow to try to finalize an updated version of his administration’s peace plan.
Trump said he’d directed special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Vladimir Putin<\/a> in Moscow, while Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll meets with the Ukrainian government.
“The original 28-Point Peace Plan, which was drafted by the United States, has been fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides, and there are only a few remaining points of disagreement,” Trump declared in a Truth Social post.
The U.S. leader said he’d meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> “ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages.” He said that Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth<\/a> and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles would be part of future conversations.
Trump’s comments seemed to rule out immediate negotiations between himself and Zelenskyy that the Ukrainians were seeking over points of contention in the U.S. plan that seeks to end nearly four years of war.
A top Ukrainian official said earlier in the day his country and the U.S. reached “a common understanding on the core terms” of an agreement, with final negotiations to take place between Zelenskyy and Trump by the weekend.
Ukraine’s national security adviser Rustem Umerov<\/a> said earlier in the day Zelenskyy<\/a> was planning to visit the U.S. in the next few days to “complete final steps to make a deal” with the U.S. president. Trump set an initial deadline<\/a> of this Thursday, Nov. 27 for an agreement to be reached, but the White House has since tweaked the timing to say it’s trying to reach consensus as soon as possible.
A U.S. official confirmed that the core aspects of a deal had been reached but was not able to say what those were because of the sensitivity of the negotiations. The person said that technical details of the agreement still needed to be hammered out.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “Over the past week, the United States has made tremendous progress towards a peace deal by bringing both Ukraine and Russia to the table. There are a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details that must be sorted out and will require further talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States.”
The latest movements toward peace came after Ukrainian, American and European officials gathered in Geneva on Nov. 23 to discuss a\u00a0draft plan<\/a>\u00a0presented by Washington to end\u00a0the conflict that began in 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The current version of the plan has not been made public and it would also have to be accepted by Russia. U.S. officials familiar with the discussion have declined to say what is in the working draft because of the sensitivity of the negotiations.
Driscoll was in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, discussing the plan with a Russian delegation. Ukraine also sent officials to the UAE, a U.S. official said. It was not immediately clear who participating in the talks for the two sides. The army secretary was the highest-ranking U.S. official to participate in the negotiations. He was added to the mix last week by Trump as an additional representative and presented a previous version of the proposal to Zelenskyy last week in Ukraine.
Driscoll also joined a call with Zelenskyy and Vance. The army secretary is a law school buddy of Vance’s and his addition to the team represented a shake-up in negotiations, as Trump expressed public frustration with Putin and Zelenskyy over the war.
Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and a first-term Trump administration official who’s been involved in recent peace talks, joined Driscoll, Rubio, Witkoff and Ukrainian negotiators last weekend in Geneva.
Rubio said after those talks that progress had been made, but a few issues remained: “I don\u2019t want to declare victory or finality here. There\u2019s still some work to be done.”
“Some of it is semantics or language; others require higher-level decisions and consultation; others, I think, just need more time to work through,” said Rubio, who’s also the acting national security adviser to Trump.
Kyiv and its allies in Europe had voiced alarm<\/a> over a previous draft of the Trump-backed proposal\u00a0that would have required Ukraine to concede territory to Russia and cap the size of its military.
“Our delegations reached a common understanding on the core terms of the agreement discussed in Geneva. We now count on the support of our European partners in our further steps,” Umerov said on Nov. 25 post on X. “We look forward to organizing a visit of Ukraine\u2019s President to the US at the earliest suitable date in November to complete final steps and make a deal with President Trump<\/a>.”
A White House official said no meeting has been scheduled between Zelenskyy and Trump, who’s scheduled to leave Washington for Florida and remain there until the evening of Nov. 30.
Zelenskyy expressed his support for what he described as the “updated framework” that came out of the negotiations.
“The Ukrainian team returned from Geneva and provided a complete report along with an updated framework Communication with the American side continues, and I am grateful for all of America\u2019s efforts and personally for President Trump\u2019s efforts,” he wrote on Nov. 25 in a post on X.<\/a>
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the House of Commons on Nov. 25 that “there\u2019s still a long way to go and a tough road ahead” and that “matters about Ukraine and its future must be determined by Ukraine.”
“Ukraine continues to hold the line. They continue to mount a fearless defense of their country and they deserve not just our respect, but our help and our support,” Starmer said.
In a statement on Nov. 23, the White House said “meaningful progress toward aligning positions and identifying clear next steps” had been made with Ukraine.
“They reaffirmed that any future agreement must fully uphold Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and deliver a sustainable and just peace,” the statement released by the White House said. “As a result of the discussions, the parties drafted an updated and refined peace framework.”
Zelenskyy\u00a0posted a video on X<\/a>\u00a0from the meeting in Geneva on Nov. 23 saying that while he was grateful for all the support, it was important to ensure that the steps taken to end the war are effective.
“Ukraine has never wanted war, and we will never be an obstacle to peace. Diplomacy has been reinvigorated \u2013 and this is good,” he said. “We expect the outcome to deliver the right steps. And the first priority is a reliable peace, guaranteed security, respect for our people, and respect for everyone who gave their lives defending Ukraine from Russian aggression.”
This story has been updated to add new information.<\/em><\/p>\n

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