Moscow ready for ‘serious’ talks on Ukraine peace plan
In this pool photo distributed by Russian government agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Heads of the State Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) at the Yntymak Ordo (Unity Palace) presidential residence in Bishkek on November 27, 2025.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin broke his silence on the US-backed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine and said Moscow was ready for “serious” discussions on draft proposals.
The outlines of a draft peace plan reached between the United States and Ukraine could form the basis of an agreement to end almost four years of conflict, Putin said on Thursday.
“We generally agree that this can be the basis for future agreements,” Putin said in comments made during a trip to Kyrgyzstan and translated by Reuters. he said.
The president added that the United States was “taking into account” Russia’s position on the peace deal and that Moscow was ready for “serious discussions” when US special envoy Steve Witkoff travels to Moscow for talks next week.
Putin has publicly announced a peace plan for the first time since the flurry of diplomacy between the United States and Ukraine in the past few days. These talks follow news last week that the US-Russia has drafted a 28-point peace plan that appears to largely support Russia’s demands.
Ukraine and its European allies scrambled to mount a response by tweaking the plan and introducing new additions. Counter-proposals discussed in Geneva last weekend A US delegation led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
All eyes are on Russia
The current draft plan, reportedly narrowed down to 19 key proposals, appears to have tentative support from Ukraine, leaving the ball in Russia’s court on whether it can agree to the framework on which to build.
On Wednesday, Putin’s close aide Yuri Ushakov claimed that Russia had not even seen the official version of the latest US-backed draft agreement for Ukraine, but had seen the unofficial version.
Regarding the plan he saw, Ushakov said that the Kremlin sees some aspects of the plan as positive, but “some of its points require serious analysis.”
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that Moscow welcomes the US’s efforts regarding the peace proposals, but “there are no concessions on important issues regarding the Ukraine agreement” and suggested that there may be some distance to go before an agreement is reached.
On Thursday, Putin praised Russia’s progress in Ukraine and told reporters that hostilities in Ukraine would cease as Ukrainian troops withdraw from their positions in key regions. He added that if they did not do so, Russian forces would achieve their objectives by force.
Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov warned on Wednesday against making hasty conclusions about the end of the war that Russia started with its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
“Wait. It’s too early to say that,” Peskov told reporters. state news agency TASS reportedWhen asked if this is the closest Russia and Ukraine have come to signing a peace agreement.
CNBC has contacted the Kremlin for further comment and is awaiting a response.
Ukraine is temporarily on board
Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that a Ukrainian delegation meeting with U.S. officials in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday tentatively supported the foundation of a U.S.-backed peace plan, but key details remained unresolved.
ABC News And CBS News Both noted that an unnamed US official said the Ukrainians had “accepted” the deal, but that there were still areas to be ironed out. It was not clear whether both reports quoted the same US official.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said later Tuesday that Kiev was ready to advance the peace framework. Reuters reportedIt refers to a copy of the president’s speech to a coalition of allied countries.
US President Donald Trump said at the White House on Tuesday: “I think we’re very close to a deal. We’ll find out… I think we’re making progress.”
One Real Social post On Tuesday afternoon, Trump said “there are only a few points left in the dispute.”
