Ukraine Peace Plan Proposed
Trump proposes a three-step plan for de-escalating the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said President Donald Trump is pressing for three steps to de-escalate the war: a mutual halt to strikes on energy infrastructure, reopening the Black Sea grain corridor and trilateral talks among the United States, Ukraine and Russia. Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for an energy ceasefire and would prefer it to be an early outcome of direct talks; Washington has also floated starting with technical teams, potentially in Abu Dhabi. Whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will accept the proposals remains uncertain, and the Kremlin has said conditions are not in place to resume peace talks.
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The proposed energy truce would also require Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries; Article 1 says observers linked those strikes to rising global fuel prices, including in the United States.
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Article 1 reports that Trump had claimed in mid-September that Russia and Ukraine had already agreed not to strike each other’s energy facilities, but no agreement was reached. Ukraine had sought guarantees that Russia would comply, while Moscow demanded tanker-safety guarantees and sanctions relief.
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Russia launched multiple ballistic missiles toward Kyiv shortly before Zelenskyy spoke with Axios, and he received updates on the attacks during the interview.
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After meeting Zelenskyy, Trump was asked whether he still believed Ukraine could regain all territory occupied by Russia. He did not answer directly, saying instead that he expected Kyiv and Moscow to reach an agreement.
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