Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a new US-led draft peace plan to end Russia’s invasion could include demilitarized zones, marking a shift aimed at narrowing differences with Moscow.
The 20-point proposal was finalized by US and Ukrainian negotiators and is now under review by Russia, according to CBS News and AFP.
Zelenskyy said the plan removes demands that Ukraine immediately withdraw from eastern Donetsk or recognize occupied land as Russian. It also drops requirements for Kyiv to renounce its NATO ambitions.
#BREAKING | Zelensky agrees to demilitarise zones and is to pull back troops from the eastern Donetsk region
— WION (@WIONews) December 24, 2025
Ukraine now expects Russia to respond in 24 hours
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However, the plan could allow limited troop pullbacks and the creation of demilitarized or special economic zones in contested regions, including Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson.
Any such move would require approval by Ukrainian voters through a referendum.
Zelenskyy open to demilitarised zone if Russia pulls back https://t.co/zRUc43Vb6W
— Financial Times (@FT) December 24, 2025
Russia has not publicly accepted the revised terms and continues to press for full Ukrainian withdrawal from occupied areas.
President Donald Trump is leading diplomatic efforts to broker an end to the nearly four-year war.
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