POLITICO: US keeps EU out of loop on new Ukraine peace plan

The European Union (EU) is being kept in the dark about the latest US proposal for resolving the conflict in Ukraine to avoid the hype that followed last week’s leak of a 28-point plan.

European officials largely remain unaware of the current draft’s details, POLITICO reports, citing sources.

“It’s an unprecedented situation from a diplomatic point of view. None of us have that information,” one source told the outlet.

Earlier, the US administration confirmed it is developing its own settlement plan but declined to provide details, stating the document is still being finalised.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin emphasised that Russia remains open to negotiations and continues to follow the discussion framework set in Anchorage.

The 28-point plan, reportedly backed by the US, envisaged that Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk, including parts not fully occupied by Russia, would be recognised de facto as Russian.

In return, Ukraine would receive US-led security guarantees. The plan also included limiting the size of Ukraine’s armed forces and barring its membership in NATO.

Sources familiar with the drafting say that the 28-point plan was derived from a “non-paper” originally submitted by Russia to the US in October 2025.

That document reportedly contained Moscow’s longstanding maximalist demands, including territorial concessions that Kyiv had already rejected.

After the leak and ensuing backlash from Ukraine and many European capitals, officials from Ukraine and the US began negotiations to revise the proposal. 

The revised version is reportedly reduced to 19 points, adjusting or removing some of the more controversial demands, and aligning more closely with Ukraine’s and European positions — such as rejecting forced territorial recognition and preserving Ukraine’s sovereign right to choose alliances.

Meanwhile, European leaders and institutions argue any lasting peace plan must fully respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, and insist formation of any settlement must involve consultation with Ukraine, not be negotiated solely between Washington and Moscow.

By Jeyhun Aghazada