U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 25 that Ukraine faces no set deadline to accept the originally drafted 28-point proposal, walking back earlier remarks hinting he wanted a deal by Thanksgiving,
The Kyiv Independent reports.
"The deadline for me is when it’s over," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. He added that U.S. negotiators were making progress in talks with both Moscow and Kyiv, adding that Russia had agreed to "some concessions," although he didn't provide any details.
A U.S.-drafted framework for ending the war developed behind closed doors by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in coordination with Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev, first reported last week, has raised concerns that Washington may pressure Ukraine into signing a deal favorable to the Kremlin.
The Financial Times previously reported that the 28-point plan had been cut down to 19 points during talks among U.S., Ukrainian, and European delegations in Geneva.
When asked about criticism of the 28-point proposal, Trump said "that was just a map."
"That was not a plan. It was a concept. And from there, they’re taking each one of the 28 points, and then you get down to 22 points. A lot of them were solved, and actually very favorably solved. So we’ll see what happens."
Trump added that his envoy Steve Witkoff would travel to Moscow next week to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
