The United States and Ukraine have created a new 19-point peace plan to replace previous proposals that were supported by President Trump , according to a member of the Ukrainian delegation.

An initial 28-point peace plan that surfaced last week was drafted by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Kremlin’s sovereign wealth fund.

The original plan called for Ukraine to give up land to Russia that was still under its control, prevented Kyiv from ever joining Nato and imposed restrictions on the size of Ukraine’s armed forces. Trump said he wanted President Zelensky to sign it by Thursday, when Americans celebrate Thanksgiving.

However, according to The Times, Sergiy Kyslytsya, a Ukrainian first deputy foreign minister, said that US and Ukrainian negotiators have now developed a new set of proposals that differed significantly from the initial plan, which had caused concern in Kyiv and among its European allies.

An initial 28-point peace plan that surfaced last week was drafted by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Kremlin’s sovereign wealth fund.

Original plan called for Ukraine to cede land and limit ties with Nato

The original plan called for Ukraine to give up land to Russia that was still under its control, prevented Kyiv from ever joining Nato and imposed restrictions on the size of Ukraine’s armed forces. Trump said he wanted President Zelensky to sign it by Thursday, when Americans celebrate Thanksgiving.

However, Sergiy Kyslytsya, a Ukrainian first deputy foreign minister, said that US and Ukrainian negotiators have now developed a new set of proposals that differed significantly from the initial plan, which had caused concern in Kyiv and among its European allies.

“Very few things are left from the original version,” he told the Financial Times. “We developed a solid body of convergence, and a few things we can compromise on. The rest will need leadership decisions. Almost everything we suggested was taken on board.”

He said the delegations had agreed on several points but territorial issues and the question of Nato’s relationship with Ukraine would be left for Trump and President Zelensky to discuss.

Zelensky confirms fewer points in new plan, “correct elements” incorporated

Zelensky said in his nightly video address: “As of now, after [talks in] Geneva, there are fewer points, no longer 28, and many correct elements have been incorporated into this framework. The sensitive issues, the most delicate points, I will discuss with President Trump.”

The plan is yet to be published, but is believed to have been based on a European counterproposal, drawn up by Britain, France and Germany, that left the door open for Ukraine’s membership of Nato and postponed a discussion on territorial issues until after a ceasefire.

Kremlin aide calls European plan ‘unconstructive’

However, Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin foreign policy aide, said on Monday that the European plan was “at first glance completely unconstructive and does not work for us”.

President Putin, who has questioned Ukraine’s right to exist as an independent country, claims that Nato membership for Kyiv would pose an unacceptable threat to Russia’s national security.

He has said the initial US plan could form the basis of an eventual deal to end the war, the biggest in Europe since 1945, but would need “substantive discussion”.

Trump, who promised on the election campaign trail to end the war in 24 hours, was more optimistic. He wrote on social media: “Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine??? Don’t believe it until you see it, but something good just may be happening.”

White House says only a “couple of points of disagreements” remain

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said on Monday that there were now only a “couple of points of disagreements” to be resolved.

“The president remains hopeful and optimistic that a deal can be struck,” Leavitt told Fox News.

She noted that the US was “still sending or selling a big amount of weapons to Nato, we cannot do that for ever and the president wants this war to end”.