(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump’s team is planning to meet with Ukrainian and Russian officials to work out the details of a U.S.-brokered peace deal within days.
U.S. and Ukrainian officials confirmed Tuesday they had agreed upon a 28-point plan to end the war with Russia after nearly four years. Trump said he’s open to meeting with Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy — but only when a deal is near completion.
Trump said he directed special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Putin next week, while U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will meet with a Ukrainian team as soon as this week.
Zelenskyy will head to Washington, D.C., to finalize the agreement at the “earliest suitable date” this month, Ukrainian national security adviser Rustem Umerov announced.
Trump initially set a Thanksgiving Day deadline for reaching a deal. While that timeline appears to have been pushed back, the president has continued to tout progress.
“We’re having good talks. We started with Russia, we’re having some talks with Russia,” Trump said. “Ukraine is doing well. I think they’re pretty happy about it.”
“People are starting to realize it’s a good deal for both parties, and they’ve got to stop the war. They’re losing a lot of people,” Trump added.
What’s in the US-led peace deal between Ukraine and Russia?
The U.S. plan originally included Ukraine giving up territory, limiting the size of its army and agreeing not to join NATO, all in exchange for security guarantees and money toward reconstruction efforts.
Under that agreement, Russia largely avoids significant concessions. Russian participants are also provided post-war amnesty for their actions.
It’s unclear if any of those concessions have been changed since talks began, but the question of land has long been a nonstarter for Zelenskyy.
On Tuesday, Trump told NewsNation on Air Force One that land talks are ongoing — and taking a new direction.
“They’re talking about land going both ways, trying to clean up the border,” Trump said.
Russian reaction to the U.S.-brokered, Ukrainian-approved plan and its still-to-come details will be paramount, as the Kremlin will likely dig in and push for the initial peace plan that some U.S. lawmakers criticized for being too friendly to Russia.