A draft peace framework for Ukraine allegedly developed jointly by the United States and Russia includes provisions for broad wartime amnesty, Russia’s reintegration into the global economy, and Ukraine’s formal refusal of future NATO membership, a source told RBC-Ukraine.
According to the source, the proposal contains full amnesty for all wartime crimes, extending beyond offenses committed by Russian troops.
“This is even broader than crimes committed by Russian servicemen,” the source said.
The plan reportedly envisions Russia’s complete return to the global economy, lifting restrictions imposed since the start of its full-scale invasion.
The source also claimed the framework would require not only that Ukraine remove its constitutional commitment to join NATO, but also that NATO member states legally guarantee Ukraine will never become part of the defensive alliance.
According to the media reports, President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with senior US generals late Thursday, with the alleged peace framework slated to be the main topic of discussion.
The aim is to pressure Zelensky into accepting this set of arrangements, the source said, adding that subsequent discussions with Russian representatives may follow.
RBC-Ukraine did not identify the source, and no official comment has been issued by Kyiv, Washington, or Moscow regarding the reported appeasement proposal.
As RBC-Ukraine later reported, Zelensky has already met with US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and generals.
An expanded meeting with them is now beginning, in which National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov will participate.
A US-proposed 28-point peace plan for Ukraine reportedly includes a provision for Moscow to keep control of eastern Donbas in exchange for paying a “rental fee,” with Kyiv retaining legal ownership of the territories.
The plan, reportedly developed by US and Russian presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev, would also see Ukrainian forces clear the remaining non-occupied areas of Donbas, turning them into a “demilitarized zone.”
In return, Moscow could make concessions in the partially-occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
Kyiv would also scale back its armed forces, stop receiving some Western weapons, and forgo hosting foreign troops. This step, among others, would likely be untenable for Ukraine as it could enable further unprovoked aggression from Russia.
All we know about the potential peace plan can be read here.