• President Trump confirms Thursday as the deadline for Ukraine to sign a 28-point peace plan, threatening to cut off military aid if Kyiv refuses.
  • The proposal, drafted with Russian input, requires Ukraine to cede occupied territories including Donbas and Crimea, limit its military, and abandon long-range weapons.
  • European allies, sidelined from negotiations, consider the terms a "capitulation" and are preparing counterproposals amid fears of a U.S.-EU policy split.

President Donald Trump has set a deadline of next Thursday for Ukraine to accept a U.S.-backed 28-point peace proposal to end the war with Russia, confirming to Fox News Radio that he believes the date is "appropriate" for Kyiv to sign the agreement. The ultimatum comes with a stark warning: without a deal, Ukraine would face an immediate cutoff of American weapons and intelligence support, according to people familiar with the matter.

The comprehensive plan, drafted with significant Russian input, requires major territorial concessions from Ukraine that would effectively recognize Crimea and other occupied territories as Russian sovereign land. The proposal would also limit Ukraine's military capabilities and force the abandonment of long-range weapons systems that have been crucial to its defense efforts. A "Peace Council" chaired by President Trump would oversee implementation of the agreement, while approximately $100 billion in frozen Russian assets would be allocated for Ukraine's reconstruction.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing both intense battlefield pressure and a domestic corruption crisis, held emergency consultations with European leaders this week to coordinate a response. European officials who have seen the proposal consider it a "capitulation" and are preparing their own counterproposals, according to people briefed on the discussions. The territorial concessions required by the plan would violate Ukraine's constitution and are deeply unpopular among both the Ukrainian public and parliament, where widespread opposition is expected.

European governments have expressed alarm at being sidelined in the negotiations and insist the terms are unacceptable, particularly as they involve no substantive concessions from Russia. "This represents the most detailed and prescriptive proposal to date but revives elements repeatedly rejected by Kyiv and our European partners in previous rounds," said one European diplomat who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter.

The White House maintains that sanctions on Russia will remain in place and that the focus remains on ending the conflict, even as the administration faces allegations of pressuring Ukraine amid its battlefield vulnerabilities. The proposal is emblematic of President Trump's go-it-alone diplomatic style and has drawn criticism for potentially weakening U.S.-European unity and Western support for Ukraine.

If Ukraine rejects the plan, it faces the imminent threat of losing crucial U.S. support, which could rapidly alter the course of the nearly two-year conflict. Conversely, acquiescence to the plan could provoke government instability in Kyiv and permanently damage Ukraine's sovereignty. European leaders are expected to increase their diplomatic involvement in the coming days and may propose alternative security guarantees for Ukraine.

Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the amount of frozen Russian assets that would be allocated for reconstruction. The correct figure is approximately $100 billion.