A U.S.-backed 28-point peace framework to end the war in Ukraine drew in part from a Russian-authored document submitted to the Trump administration in October, according to Reuters, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
The document, described in diplomatic terms as a “non-paper,” was shared with senior U.S. officials shortly after President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington. It outlined Moscow’s conditions for ending the war and included long-standing Russian demands that Ukraine has rejected, including conceding a large portion of territory in eastern Ukraine. This marks the first confirmation that the Russian paper was a key input in the current 28-point peace proposal.
Following its submission, Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov where the document was discussed, according to the sources. Speaking in Geneva this week, Rubio confirmed receiving “numerous written non-papers and things of this nature,” without providing details.
The United States has since pressured Ukraine to sign onto the framework, warning that military assistance could be reduced if Kyiv declines.
Sources said the plan was partially assembled during a meeting last month in Miami involving Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev, the head of one of Russia’s sovereign wealth funds. Few officials inside the State Department or White House were briefed on that meeting.
Driscoll is now meeting with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi, while a Ukrainian delegation is also in the UAE for talks with the U.S. team, according to a U.S. official. On Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said they support the modified framework that emerged from the latest round of discussions but emphasized that the most sensitive issues, particularly territorial concessions, must be resolved at a potential meeting between President Zelenskyy and President Trump.
