Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the plan. Credit: Global Images Ukraine / Getty
Ukrainian President Zelensky sharply rejected Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan to end the war with Russia.
Trump’s proposed peace plan.
They were backed by envoy Gen. Kellogg.
Calling for major Ukrainian concessions.
Ukraine would surrender Crimea and large parts of Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhia.
In return, Ukraine would gain Dnipro River access and a northern slice of Kherson.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant would fall under U.S. control.
Zelensky immediately rejected the seven-point U.S.-brokered plan.
His blunt response: “This violates our Constitution.”
The proposal, dubbed Trump’s “final offer,” has sparked intense backlash in Kyiv.
Beyond land losses, the deal would bar Ukraine from joining NATO and lift all U.S. sanctions on Russia.
A proposed minerals agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine was also part of the package.
“There is nothing to talk about. This violates our Constitution.
This is our territory — the territory of the people of Ukraine,” Zelensky told Al Jazeera.
He warned that giving up land would only embolden Russia.
“As soon as talks begin about Crimea and our sovereign territories, it shifts to Russia’s preferred format — prolonging the war.”
“We know where these signals come from and know they’ll keep coming,” he added.
Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President JD Vance took a tougher stance.
Speaking from India, he told the Daily Express:
“It’s time for them to either say yes or for the United States to walk away from this process.”
Vance added,
“The current lines — somewhere close to them — will likely define the new borders in this conflict.”
Kyiv remains firmly opposed, but Trump’s team keeps pushing.
If Ukraine accepts the plan, Trump allies say Steve Witkoff will take it to Putin in Moscow.
Internal tensions are surfacing.
Planned high-level talks in London were downgraded after Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled out and chose Moscow instead.
Envoy Steve Witkoff also skipped the talks.
General Kellogg now leads the U.S. delegation.
Zelensky reaffirmed Ukraine’s push for peace on Telegram:
“Ukraine has repeatedly said it does not exclude formats that could lead to a ceasefire and real peace.
Stopping the killings is the number one task.”
Still, his conditions are firm:
No territorial compromise, forced neutrality and forgetting Russia’s invasion.
France backed Ukraine’s position, stating,
“Any peace deal must include respect for Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty.”
For now, Ukraine stands firm — and the battle over borders plays out both on maps and at the negotiating table.
