The Trump administration is pushing Ukraine to sign a 28-point settlement plan by Thanksgiving, warning that intelligence sharing and weapons deliveries will stop if Kyiv refuses.
The proposal, delivered to President Volodymyr Zelensky by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, requires U.S. recognition of all Russian-held territory in the eastern Donbas and freezing current lines in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
The framework would cap Ukraine’s military at 600,000 troops, require a pledge of permanent neutrality, and bar future NATO membership, while the alliance would agree not to station forces in Ukraine and instead rely on European fighter jets based in Poland.
A senior U.S. official told The Post that Zelensky adviser Rustem Umerov offered “positive” feedback and “agreed to the majority of the plan” during late-October discussions with Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami. However Umerov rejected that claim, saying he merely arranged the meetings and prepared the talks.
