US threatening to cut intelligence, weapons to pressure Ukraine into new peace deal, Reuters reports
The U.S. has ramped up pressure on Ukraine, warning it may scale back intelligence and weapons support unless Kyiv agrees to enter U.S.-brokered peace talks with Moscow, Reuters reported on Nov. 21, citing its undisclosed sources.
The report comes as media outlets obtained what is said to be the full text of the Trump administration's so-called "peace plan," which would require Ukraine to end the war on terms widely seen as unfavorable.
Washington is pushing Kyiv to approve the framework of the deal by Nov. 27, coinciding with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, one of the sources told Reuters.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Nov. 20 that Ukraine had received a draft plan from the U.S. that could restart diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with Russia. On the same day, Zelensky met with U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll to discuss "options for achieving real peace" and generating "new momentum for diplomacy."
Trump's plan reportedly includes 28 points, such as Ukraine's renunciation of certain territories, a reduction of its armed forces, and a constitutional prohibition on joining NATO, according to Axios.
The document also calls for "full amnesty for actions during the war" for all parties, potentially shielding Russia from accountability for war crimes while allowing Ukrainian officials to avoid responsibility for corruption.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Nov. 20, citing a senior U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity, that Ukraine made changes to this specific point in the version of the plan circulating online during discussions with the U.S.
WSJ chief foreign affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov claimed on X that the amendment was made by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Umerov supported "the majority of the plan," though she did not clarify whether he had made any changes to the document itself, according to the WSJ.
Umerov, however, denied having any role in approving or evaluating the points of the U.S. "peace plan."
