U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support
Source: Washington Post
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 a.m. EST
KYIV The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support to the country, according to two officials familiar with the talks, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive diplomatic discussions.
U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday with a version of the 28-point plan President Donald Trumps special envoy Steve Witkoff recently drafted with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
That plan, which has been leaked in the press and confirmed by several officials, included several red lines for Ukraine, including a massive reduction of its army size and ceding territory to Russia that it has not yet conquered militarily.
Although Trump has drawn down direct aid to Ukraine, the U.S. has brokered deals for Ukraine to receive U.S. weapons through European partners and continues to share intelligence that is crucial to Ukraines survival on the battlefield.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/21/ukraine-war-peace-proposal-witkoff-thanksgiving/
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NewHendoLib
(61,902 posts)3825-87867
(2,012 posts)Trump swallows Putin!
Ray Bruns
(6,706 posts)RazorbackExpat
(955 posts)Turbineguy
(40,197 posts)no_hypocrisy
(55,331 posts)FakeNoose
(42,351 posts)EuterpeThelo
(431 posts)Just another arbitrary and capricious deadline, just because he can.
Evolve Dammit
(21,814 posts)sinkingfeeling
(58,019 posts)travelingthrulife
(5,541 posts)Why would any country accept this?
Lovie777
(23,661 posts)WH is full of shit. Same plan but more Ukraine land to Russia and negotiations with out Pres Z.
quakerboy
(14,905 posts)missiles and ammunition than moral support.
They are in a very tough spot. Can Europe keep them going when Trump finally fully, publicly surrenders to Russia?
travelingthrulife
(5,541 posts)Carrying Trump's master plan out in broad daylight.
Bluestocking
(777 posts)And just work with its actual allies.
maxsolomon
(39,120 posts)They need equipment.
They need ordinance.
They need missile defense.
The US has been supplying all that to this point. Whether Europe can fill the gap if Mfer takes his ball and goes home? TBD.
Trump wants it to end so he can claim credit and set Putin's money free.
lavoosh99
(45 posts)Zelensky should tell the Burnt Orange Shit Stain to take one of the grenades he is threatening to withhold and shove it up his gargantuan ass (it should fit easily, his brain isn't taking up that much space.)
C_U_L8R
(49,512 posts)Piggy is going whole hog.
Botany
(77,821 posts)No. It is a surrender document. Ukraine has to give up 30% of its territory and citizens to Putin,
Ukraine gives up its mineral wealth to Russia, and Russia gets to walk away from its horrific war
crimes. Trump is just turning over Putins wish list to Zelenskyy.
bluestarone
(22,439 posts)Slava Ukraine!! TRUE Americans love you ALL!!
Nigrum Cattus
(1,353 posts)the repugs have failed the U.S. and every former ally
Ukraine doesn't need to reduce their military for
anyone except the drunk ruskies
Happy Hoosier
(9,611 posts)mdbl
(8,731 posts)tetedur
(1,427 posts)RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(2,226 posts)2na fisherman
(355 posts)In such negotiations, Trump's goose is cooked because there was also something on the table that Grease (sic) was to be wiped out too.
Would Trump give back Alaska to Russia?
Efilroft Sul
(4,461 posts)Aristus
(72,493 posts)electric_blue68
(27,232 posts)ChicagoTeamster
(1,237 posts)Ukraine is rejecting the deal already. They should follow up by presenting their own proposal which should include Russia withdrawing immediately to be followed up by war crimes tribunals and reparations payments from Russia and the Trump family and all of their businesses. And a NATO buffer zone 50 miles inside of Russian territory to include a No Fly zone. In addition, Ukraine gets immediate NATO and EU membership and the return or replacement of all of their Nuclear weapons.
RazorbackExpat
(955 posts)travelingthrulife
(5,541 posts)Blumancru
(302 posts)And both he and PooTin are pretty weak now. He has no influence or authority to make anything happen Russia is in deep economic trouble due to Ukraine damaging their refineries. This will continue.
ChicagoTeamster
(1,237 posts)Funny how that was leaked last week instead of years ago. After Ukraine successfully bombed Russian refineries and terminals and had their Pokrovsk resupply routes almost completely cut off. Putin wants the Donbas territory and the Crimea.
Bayard
(30,229 posts)This would be like letting Hitler keep Europe.
maxsolomon
(39,120 posts)"Finlandization", it's called.
the nelm
(292 posts)The Madcap
(2,021 posts)Zelensky should immediately send every single drone, missile, etc., on a one-way trip to Putin, wherever he is hiding out. Oh, and maybe a couple of ATACMS to the nearest reactor to Moscow just for good measure. And maybe a crew of expert assassins.
Russia should pay dearly for this evil.
Figarosmom
(13,233 posts)Putin won't abide by any trump peace deal? So Ukraine has nothing to gain.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,756 posts)He should be prepared for this moment when he has to make a decision, along with his European allies, to break ties with the US and all the weaponry and intelligence they provide.
ultralite001
(2,661 posts)
Slava Ukraini!!!
💙💛💙💛💙
wolfie001
(7,950 posts)Don't be diplomatic with these putin-lovin' nazis' either. Go with Europe until January 2029. I hope we still have a Democratic Republic by then.
paulrevere2018
(87 posts)AZ8theist
(7,608 posts)You CANNOT trust fascists. PERIOD. Putin is Hitler 2.0.

OhioTim
(397 posts)saying they would supply Ukraine with arms if Trump backed out?
BumRushDaShow
(172,043 posts)Supposedly 45 gave them permission to buy from the U.S. and then transfer the arms to Ukraine. I expect the manufacturers/dealers don't care who buys their stuff as long as they get paid for it.
Thing is, I expect a lot of it hasn't been manufactured yet, but the orders are in.