Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is ready for a “substantive discussion” of all the details of a proposed peace plan for Ukraine and to “resolve problems by peaceful means,” RIA Novosti reported.
Putin said Russia has the text of a settlement plan handed over by negotiators. Putin noted that the 28-point plan, which has not been officially published and which, according to media reports, was drafted by Putin’s special representative Kirill Dmitriev and Trump’s special representative Steven Witkoff, could form the basis of a final peace settlement. He added that the new version of Trump’s peace plan is not being discussed in substance with Russia. According to media reports, the document would require Ukraine to make significant concessions to Russia, including territorial ones.
Putin emphasized that the United States has so far failed to secure Ukraine’s agreement to the plan because Kyiv is allegedly against discussing it. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to work on the document “24/7” to ensure the plan’s provisions safeguard Ukrainians’ dignity and freedom.
“There will be a constructive search for solutions with our main partner. I will present arguments, I will persuade, offer alternatives, but we certainly will not give the enemy grounds to say that it is Ukraine that does not want peace, that it is Ukraine that is disrupting the process, and that Ukraine is not ready for diplomacy.”
According to Putin, the plan was discussed even before his meeting with Trump in Alaska, and the pause after Anchorage was allegedly due to the Ukrainian side’s refusal.
At the same time, Putin said Russia is satisfied with the current trajectory of the war, which he believes is leading to the achievement of its objectives by military means. He expressed confidence that Russia’s armed forces will achieve their goals, albeit “not as quickly” as he would like.
Trump said he expects Ukraine to respond to the 28-point peace plan - which requires significant concessions from Kyiv, including territorial ones - by next Thursday, November 27.
