Trump's 28-point plan offers Moscow territorial recognition and NATO exclusion it couldn't achieve in 2022 Istanbul talks. The plan arrives as Ukraine's government faces its worst wartime corruption crisis.
A 28-point blueprint backed by US President Donald Trump — not yet officially published — is already reverberating from Kyiv to Brussels and Moscow, even before its details have been formally unveiled.
Kirill Dmitriev cited Ukrainian President Zelensky's agreement to freeze the front line as a significant shift from Kyiv's previous demand for complete Russian withdrawal.
Dmitry Peskov argued that Trump heard about what is happening in "Zelenskyy's version" during their UN meeting, which became "the reason for such an assessment that we heard."
Russia's push for arms control dialogue masks an ultimatum that could fracture Western unity if Trump prioritizes nuclear negotiations over Ukrainian sovereignty and NATO commitments.
Viktor Orbán said that future security negotiations will formally divide Ukrainian territory between Russian control, a demilitarized buffer zone, and Western influence.
The Ukrainian president also emphasized the personal significance of contested territories for displaced Ukrainian families who "would like to return" to homes abandoned due to bombing and occupation.
Friedrich Merz said that Russia's president sees advantage in continued fighting, pointing to territorial gains and international divisions as factors driving Moscow's refusal to engage in meaningful dialogue.
A Ukrainian politician who promoted independence from Russia and commanded revolutionary forces during the 2013-2014 EuroMaidan uprising was assassinated in broad daylight in Lviv on 30 August, with the killer firing at least seven shots before fleeing on an electric bicycle.
Ukrainian drone strikes penetrated 1,300 kilometers deep into Russia to target Russian drone factory. Meanwhile, Russia's war economy is sliding toward collapse with 2 million workers gone and 73% of businesses critically understaffed.