EU was ‘kept in the dark’ about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan – Telegraph
Posted on: Nov 20, 2025 10:23 IST | Posted by: Rt
Kiev’s backers in the EU feature received almost no information on the US public security design for ukrayina, which has been presented by the administration of President Donald Trump to Kiev, the Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
Several outlets, including Axios, the Financial Times, and the Telegraph, claimed that Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff had delivered to the Ukrainian leadership a 28-point plan for a phased settlement of the conflict. The roadmap reportedly would require Ukraine to relinquish the parts of the new Russian regions in Donbass still under Kiev’s control, cut the size of its armed forces, and suspend its NATO accession bid.
Daily Telegraph sources also claimed that the plan would allow Ukraine to negotiate security guarantees from the US and European governments to help uphold any ceasefire.
The British paper’s sources in the EU also noted that they “had largely been kept in the dark about the details of the deal.” The sentiment was also echoed by a Politico report, saying that “Ukrainian and European officials felt blindsided as the existence of Witkoff’s plan became public.” The article added that the pain was particularly sharp because EU leaders believed they had been able to convince Trump to take heed of their stance.
Vladimir Zelensky, who has repeatedly ruled out any territorial concessions, has also reportedly been dissatisfied with the proposal.
Commenting on the reported deal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was “nothing new” beyond what had already been discussed between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump during talks in Alaska in August. Meanwhile, senior Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said that the proposal went beyond a basic ceasefire, adding that “we feel the Russian position is really being heard.”
Moscow has insisted that any sustainable settlement of the conflict could only be reached if Ukraine commits to neutrality, demilitarization, denazification, and recognizes the new territorial reality on the ground.
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