THE Vladimir Putin stated today (21.11.2025) that Russia received his American plan Donald Trumpto solve the problem of Ukraine.
Speaking at a meeting of the Russian Security Council in Moscow, he said Donald Trump’s proposals were first discussed at the two presidents’ summit in Alaska last August. Vladimir Putin even described the newly announced 28-point plan as a “modernized” version of them.
“During the discussion, the American side asked us to make some compromises,” the Russian president said. During the talks, Moscow confirmed its agreement with the peace proposals, Vladimir Putin noted.
However, after the talks in Alaska, the American side stalled due to Ukraine’s rejection of Trump’s proposed plan.
Russia is ready for peace talks, but is also satisfied with the current dynamics in the Northern Military District, which leads to achieving its goals by military means, Putin said.
In fact, he argued that this is why the “updated plan” with 28 points was developed. The head of state noted that Russia has such a plan.
“I think it could also be the basis for an eventual peace deal. But this text is not discussed with us in detail,” he said.
Russia would win an area equal to Luxembourg without a fight
Russia could, thanks to a US plan for Ukraine, seize without a fight an area almost equivalent to the surface of Luxembourg, according to an analysis by the Agence France-Presse (AFP) of data made available by the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW), which works with the Critical Threats Project (CTP).
The plan, seen by AFP, mainly calls for the withdrawal of the Ukrainian army from territory it still controls, leading to a net gain of around 2,300 square kilometers for Moscow, almost the size of Luxembourg (2,590 km2), without a fight.
Kiev would also have to give up nearly 5,000 square kilometers under its control in Donetsk Oblast, which would then be used to create a “neutral zone” and a 45-square-kilometer enclave in Luhansk Oblast. These concessions include the large cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
In return, Moscow would cede to Ukraine nearly 2,000 square kilometers it claims or at least partially controls in Kharkiv Oblast, 450 square kilometers in Dnipropetrovsk, 300 square kilometers in Sumy and 20 square kilometers in Chernihiv.
The document also calls for recognizing Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014, and the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as de facto Russian. It also cedes to Russia vast tracts of territory it currently controls in the Kherson and Zaporizhia Oblasts.
Ultimately, the plan proposed by Washington would finalize Ukraine’s relinquishment of 20% of its territory, to regain less than 0.5%.
Since the beginning of November, the Russian army has advanced about 400 km2 into Ukrainian territory, at a faster pace compared to the months of September and October.
As of November 20, it fully or partially controlled 19.3% of Ukrainian territory. About 7% of Crimea and areas of Donbas were already under Russian control before the invasion began in February 2002.