The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has drafted a new proposal for settling the Russian–Ukrainian war, one that would in practice hand Moscow parts of the Donetsk region, formalize Washington’s recognition of Crimea and Donbas as Russian territory, and freeze the current front line in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. The outline of the plan being developed in Washington was reported by Axios, Reuters, Financial Times and The Economist, citing well-informed sources. According to them, the document reflects “maximalist Kremlin demands,” and to Ukraine and its partners it may appear as “a sweeping concession to Russia.”
European officials, writes Bloomberg correspondent Alex Wickham, view the developments with skepticism and believe Moscow is once again trying to “play” the American side by initiating a new round of informal “talks.” “Europe is not involved in these discussions. It is unclear who in the U.S. supports this line. It looks like yet another Witkoff–Dmitriev idea, one that aligns with Russian demands,” the journalist notes. According to him, European officials believe that by signaling readiness to engage with Washington, Russia is seeking to head off tougher sanctions.
Against the backdrop of reports detailing the American initiative, the Kremlin again stressed its readiness to resume talks in Istanbul. “Moscow is open to negotiations. The pause that has arisen is, in fact, the result of the Kyiv regime’s unwillingness to continue this dialogue,” said Dmitry Peskov, the Russian president’s press secretary.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普政府草拟了一份新的俄乌战争解决方案，这份方案在实际操作上将把顿涅茨克地区的部分区域交给莫斯科，正式化华盛顿对克里米亚和顿巴斯作为俄罗斯领土的承认，并将扎波罗热和赫尔松地区当前的前线“冻结”。这一正在华盛顿此项制定的计划框架由路透社、金融时报和经济学人根据消息灵通人士报道。根据他们的说法，该文件反映了“克里姆林宫的最大化要求”，对于乌克兰及其伙伴来说，这可能会被视为“对俄罗斯的一项全面让步”。
彭博社记者亚历克斯·威克汉姆写道，欧洲官员以怀疑态度看待这一发展，并认为莫斯科再次试图通过发起新一轮非正式“谈判”来“玩弄”美国。“欧洲不参与这些讨论。目前不清楚美国内部是谁支持这一路线。记者指出。根据他的说法，欧洲官员认为，通过向华盛顿释放愿意接触的信号，俄罗斯正在试图避免更严厉的制裁。
在有关美国这一倡议的报道背景下，克里姆林宫再次强调其准备恢复在伊斯坦布尔的谈判。俄罗斯总统新闻秘书德米特里·佩斯科夫表示：“莫斯科对谈判持开放态度。当前出现的和平谈判的停顿实际上是基辅政权不愿继续这一对话的结果。”