“We think we have a path to peace. He’s going to have to approve it. They’re getting closer, but I don’t want to predict,” he said, according to CNN.
Washington, DC, November 22, 2025 – BNN Web Staff
US President Donald Trump has given Ukraine until November 27 to respond to Washington’s 28-point peace proposal intended to halt the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
The deadline was announced shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that his country was approaching a painful crossroads—choosing between “losing dignity” or risking the loss of a key ally.
Speaking to Fox News Radio on Friday, Trump said the date could be adjusted only if negotiations show meaningful movement.
“I’ve had many deadlines before, and if things are going well, you sometimes extend them. But Thursday (November 27) seems like the right time,” he said.
The move effectively gives Kyiv five days to signal whether it is willing to move forward. Trump has repeatedly cautioned that Ukraine is losing ground militarily and could “lose in a short period of time” without a shift in strategy.
Following a phone discussion with US Vice President JD Vance, Zelenskyy wrote on X that Ukraine had “agreed to work together with the US and Europe at the level of national security advisors to make the path to peace truly achievable.”
Earlier, in a televised address to the nation, Zelenskyy said Ukraine was entering a decisive moment.
“Our country now faces a very difficult choice: either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing an important partner. Either the challenging 28 points or an extremely challenging winter,” he said.
At the Oval Office, Trump told reporters that the US believes it has identified a realistic way to end the conflict, but emphasized that progress depends on Kyiv’s approval.
“We think we have a path to peace. He’s going to have to approve it. They’re getting closer, but I don’t want to predict,” he said, according to CNN.
The American plan—already reviewed and endorsed by Trump—is the latest attempt to revive stalled diplomatic efforts nearly three years into the full-scale war. Some proposals, particularly those involving territorial compromises in areas not fully controlled by Russia, have previously faced resistance from Kyiv.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the new US plan resembles an updated version of proposals discussed during his meeting with Trump in Alaska.
“The American side asked us to consider certain compromises,” Putin told his Security Council. He said Moscow had previously agreed to the Anchorage outline, but progress stalled when Kyiv rejected Trump’s earlier proposal.
Putin confirmed that Russia has received the updated 28-point document, though he noted it has not yet been studied in depth.
“I believe it could also serve as the basis for a final peace agreement,” he said, according to Russia Today.
