Kremlin Says Any Ukraine Peace Deal Must Address ‘Root Causes’ as Reports Surface of U.S.–Drafted 28-Point Plan

The Kremlin said on Thursday that any peace proposal for Ukraine must address the “real causes” of the conflict, adding that while there are contacts with the United States, there are currently no discussions with Washington on any such plan.

This comes a day after two people familiar with the matter said the U.S. had signaled to President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukraine would need to consider a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia. The proposal reportedly involves Kyiv ceding territory and giving up certain weapons.

Axios, which first reported the existence of the 28-point plan, said the deal would offer security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe in exchange for Kyiv handing over parts of eastern Ukraine to Russia—territory that Moscow does not currently control.

The Kremlin said it had nothing to add to what was already stated during the August meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.

“We have nothing to add to what was said in Anchorage,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He added that no formal consultations or negotiations were underway with the U.S. regarding a Ukraine peace plan.
“There are contacts, of course, but not a process that can be described as consultations,” he said. When asked whether Putin had been briefed on the reported 28-point plan, Peskov replied: “I have nothing to add to what I’ve already said.”

Peskov stressed that any agreement “must eliminate the true causes of this conflict.”

Putin has framed the war as a turning point in Moscow’s relationship with the West. He argues that after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Russia was humiliated by NATO’s continued expansion and Western efforts to pull Ukraine, Georgia, and other countries out of Moscow’s sphere of influence.

Putin has demanded that Ukraine drop its aspiration to join NATO, declare itself a neutral state, and limit the size of its military.

Former U.S. President Joe Biden, Western European leaders, and Ukraine have repeatedly described Russia’s invasion as an imperial land-grab and have vowed to defeat Russian forces.