America gave Ukraine an effective deadline of today to respond to a proposed 28-point “peace plan” aimed at ending the war with Russia.
But the contents of that plan have raised serious alarm.
Early details suggest provisions that would grant sweeping amnesty for alleged war crimes committed on Ukrainian soil, while offering territorial concessions — including land Russia does not currently occupy. To many in Kyiv and the wider Ukraine policy community, the proposal reads less like a negotiated settlement and more like a diktat.
So jarring were the terms that Ukraine expert Meaghan Mobbs (a former guest on State of the World) shared the text with Grok, which returned the extraordinary assessment: “This document is almost certainly translated from Russian into English.”
So what the heck is going on here?
Is this America’s attempt to force an end to the war at almost any cost? Or is Trump envoy, Steve Witkoff, advancing terms disturbingly aligned with Kremlin interests?
Check out my interview with Davis Richardson, founder and CEO of America–Ukraine Strategic Partners (AUSP). His team briefed U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George in the lead-up to this plan’s development. In our conversation, he gives rare insight into the rushed timeline, the pressure being applied to Kyiv, and why the proposal appears so heavily skewed in Russia’s favour.