European Leaders, US Lawmakers Weigh Trumps Ukraine Peace Plan

A man stands in a destroyed apartment after a Russian airstrike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 14, 2025. Oleksii Filippov/AFP via Getty ImagesEuropean leaders and some U.S. lawmakers intensified scrutiny this weekend of President Donald Trump’s 28-point peace proposal for Ukraine, which the White House said is a pragmatic blueprint designed to halt nearly four years of war and create what officials call a “win-win” security framework for all sides.The White House said the plan would offer robust security guarantees and broad economic incentives in which both Russia and Ukraine “gain more than they must give,” while both Kyiv and key Western partners said it risks forcing Ukraine into hard concessions, limiting its defensive capabilities, and rewarding Russian aggression.