Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán praised US President Donald Trump’s new 28-point peace plan presented to end the more than three-year-long war in Ukraine. ‘It is clear that once he sets his mind on something, he does not let it go, and he has certainly set his mind on ending the Russian–Ukrainian war,’ Orbán wrote in a post on X on Friday.
Meanwhile, Orbán continued, Brussels had lost the plot once again. ‘While Washington is negotiating peace, the President of the Commission is busy figuring out how to secure even more money for Ukraine and for financing the war,’ he explained, adding that Hungary will have ‘a word or two to say about this,’ signalling a potential veto.
According to media reports, the 28-point plan proposes a comprehensive peace and stability framework in which Ukraine would formally affirm its sovereignty but accept major concessions: recognition of Crimea and the entire Donbas region (including Luhansk and Donetsk) as Russian-controlled, with the frontline in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia frozen in place.
In return, Ukraine would accept a capped military force (reportedly around 600,000 troops), renounce joining NATO by constitution, establish demilitarized buffer zones, and surrender certain strategic prerogatives—while the US and European partners would provide new security guarantees, oversee reconstruction using frozen Russian-asset funds, and facilitate a phased reintegration of Russia into the global economy, subject to the re-imposition of sanctions in case of violations.
On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would negotiate the plan with Trump in the coming days about ‘existing diplomatic opportunities and the main points that are necessary for peace.’ ‘Ukraine needs peace and Ukraine will do everything so that no one in the world can say we are upending diplomacy. This is important,’ Zelenskyy added. Other Ukrainian officials rejected the plan as ‘absurd’.
Zelenskyy held talks on Thursday with a high-ranking US military delegation led by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll. Driscoll—a former classmate of US Vice President JD Vance—arrived in Kyiv bearing important messages from the White House, US sources indicated. He is likely to travel to Moscow at the end of next week to discuss the plan with the Kremlin, they said.
Below is Trump’s full 28-point peace plan, presented without changes:
- Ukraine’s sovereignty will be confirmed.
- A comprehensive non-aggression agreement will be concluded between Russia, Ukraine and Europe. All ambiguities of the last 30 years will be considered settled.
- It is expected that Russia will not invade neighbouring countries and that NATO will not expand further.
- A dialogue will be held between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States, to resolve all security issues and create conditions for de-escalation.
- Ukraine will receive reliable security guarantees.
- The size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be limited to 600,000 personnel.
- Ukraine agrees to enshrine in its constitution that it will not join NATO, and NATO agrees to include in its statutes a provision stating that Ukraine will not be admitted in the future.
- NATO agrees not to station troops in Ukraine.
- European fighter jets will be stationed in Poland.
- The US will receive compensation for the security guarantees it provides. If Ukraine invades Russia, it will lose the guarantee. If Russia invades Ukraine, in addition to a decisive, coordinated military response, all global sanctions will be reinstated and recognition of its new territories and all other benefits of this deal will be revoked. If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will also be deemed invalid.
- Ukraine is eligible for EU membership and will receive short-term preferential access to the European market while this issue is being considered.
- A powerful global package of measures to rebuild Ukraine will be established, including the creation of a Ukraine Development Fund, the rebuilding of Ukraine’s gas infrastructure, the rehabilitation of war-affected areas, the development of new infrastructure and the resumption of the extraction of minerals and natural resources, all supported by a special finance package developed by the World Bank.
- Russia will be reintegrated into the global economy, with discussions on lifting sanctions, rejoining the G8 group and entering a long-term economic cooperation agreement with the United States.
- Around $100 billion in frozen Russian assets will be invested in US-led efforts to rebuild and invest in Ukraine, with the US receiving 50 per cent of the profits from the venture. Europe will add $100 billion to increase the amount of investment available for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Frozen European funds will be unfrozen, and the remainder of the frozen Russian funds will be invested in a separate US–Russian investment vehicle.
- A joint American–Russian working group on security issues will be established to promote and ensure compliance with all provisions of this agreement.
- Russia will enshrine in law its policy of non-aggression towards Europe and Ukraine.
- The United States and Russia will agree to extend the validity of treaties on the non-proliferation and control of nuclear weapons, including the START I Treaty.
- Ukraine agrees to remain a non-nuclear state in accordance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
- The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant will be launched under the supervision of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the electricity produced will be distributed equally between Russia and Ukraine.
- Both countries undertake to implement educational programmes in schools and society aimed at promoting understanding and tolerance.
- Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk will be recognised as de facto Russian, including by the United States. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia will be frozen along the line of contact, which will mean de facto recognition along the line of contact. Russia will relinquish other agreed territories it controls outside the five regions. Ukrainian forces will withdraw from the part of Donetsk Oblast they currently control, which will then be used to create a buffer zone.
- After agreeing on future territorial arrangements, both the Russian Federation and Ukraine undertake not to change these arrangements by force. Any security guarantees will not apply in the event of a breach of this commitment.
- Russia will not prevent Ukraine from using the Dnieper River for commercial activities, and agreements will be reached on the free transport of grain across the Black Sea.
- A humanitarian committee will be established to resolve prisoner exchanges and the return of remains, hostages and civilian detainees, and a family reunification programme will be implemented.
- Ukraine will hold elections in 100 days.
- All parties involved in this conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war and agree not to make any claims or consider any complaints in the future.
- This agreement will be legally binding. Its implementation will be monitored and guaranteed by the Peace Council, headed by US President Donald Trump. Sanctions will be imposed for violations.
- Once all parties agree to this memorandum, the ceasefire will take effect immediately after both sides retreat to the agreed points to begin implementation of the agreement.
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