Zelensky Embraces Revised Peace Plan Amid Ongoing Struggles

Tue Nov 25 2025 13:12:00 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expresses optimism over amendments to a controversial peace proposal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict with Russia, while serious challenges and attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure continue.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed proposed amendments to a 28-point peace plan aimed at resolving the conflict with Russia. The revised version, crafted with input from Ukraine's European allies, attempts to eliminate concessions that favored Russian interests. Despite the positive reception from Zelensky, ongoing missile and drone attacks from Russia have disrupted life in Kyiv. As discussions in Geneva proceed, challenges remain, particularly regarding territorial disputes and demands from both sides.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed proposed changes to the controversial 28-point peace plan for ending the war with Russia.

It appears Ukraine's European allies produced an amended version of the plan after rejecting parts which favored Russia's war aims.

Now the list of necessary steps to end the war can become doable... Zelensky said on Telegram. Many correct elements have been incorporated into this framework.

Later, in the early hours of Tuesday, Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko said a wave of Russian missile and drone attacks hit an apartment building in the capital and disrupted electricity and water supplies.

Ukraine's Ministry of Energy also confirmed a massive, combined enemy attack on the country's energy infrastructure facilities.

Energy officials will begin assessing the consequences and restoration work as soon as the security situation permits, it said in a statement.

US and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss the plan, drafted by American and Russian officials in October, which had caused consternation in Kyiv and among its European allies.

Russian representatives did not take part in the meeting in Switzerland. A Kremlin official rejected the amendments on Monday as completely unconstructive.

In another development, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that the Trump administration was not favoring Russia in its efforts to end the war.

Following the end of the talks in Geneva, Trump suggested on social media that something good just may be happening but added: Don't believe it until you see it.

Zelensky said on Monday evening that the revised plan was truly the right approach and indicated that sensitive issues would be discussed with President Trump.

According to an official in Zelensky's office, the original 28-point plan no longer existed.

The latest plan consisted of just 19 points, with some sensitive elements, including territorial concessions, to be decided by the leaders themselves.

A virtual coalition of the willing meeting of Ukraine's European allies will take place on Tuesday, as announced by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

In Moscow, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov stated that the European plan seemed completely unconstructive and did not align with Russian interests.

Zelensky mentioned that the main problem remains Putin's demand for legal recognition of the territories Russia has seized in Ukraine.

As the conflict continues, tens of thousands of soldiers and thousands of civilians have lost their lives, with millions displaced since the beginning of Russia's invasion nearly four years ago.