Russia says it has not received “any official information” from the United States on peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to work with the Trump administration to achieve a “vision” of ending the war, and Russia said it had not received any official information from the United States on its peace plan.

The widely leaked U.S. plan includes proposals that Kyiv has previously ruled out, such as ceding areas of the eastern Donetsk region it still controls, reducing the size of its troops and pledging not to join Nato.

The terms gave the impression of being tilted heavily in Moscow’s favor and drew a carefully worded response from Zelensky’s office on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Russian airstrikes continued, killing six people overnight, five in the southern Zaporizhia region and one in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region.

The draft plan comes as Russia claims a small territorial gain in eastern Ukraine and Zelensky faces a domestic crisis involving senior officials implicated in a $100m (£76m) corruption scandal.

The White House dismissed suggestions that Ukraine was frozen out of the drafting list after U.S. envoy Steve Vitkov met with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

An unnamed US official told BBC US partner CBS News that the plan was drawn up “immediately” after discussions with Rustem Umerov, one of the most senior members of Zelensky’s government, who agreed to much of it.

Umerov is said to have made some changes before submitting it to Zelensky.

In a post on Telegram, Umerov said he had not made any assessment or approval of the plan, adding that Ukraine was still “carefully considering the proposals of our partners.”

Zelensky has been careful not to publicly criticize or reject the plan, saying he “appreciates the efforts of President Trump and his team to return Europe to security” — perhaps a way to keep the U.S. president on side despite his administration’s apparently soft approach to Russia.

His office said the plan “may help reinvigorate diplomacy based on the United States’ assessment.”

Zelensky said he would discuss the proposals with Donald Trump in the coming days.

The Kremlin, meanwhile, said it had not received any official communication from the United States about its peace plans.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “We have seen some new elements, but officially we have not received anything. There have been no substantive discussions on these issues yet.”

He added that Russia remained “completely open to peace talks.”

Russia has long said any deal must address the “root causes of the conflict” – a term Moscow uses to describe a set of extremist demands that for Ukraine amount to capitulation.

Trump’s growing frustration with negotiations with Moscow culminated in him imposing new sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil producers, which took effect on Friday.

Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukraine, and despite reports of heavy casualties in the fighting, Russian forces have been slowly advancing across the vast frontline.

Kyiv and its European allies have long been committed to achieving a “just and lasting” peace in Ukraine to ensure that its territory is no longer occupied by Russia.

However, when asked whether Europe was involved in the drafting process of the plan, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Callas said: “As far as I know, no.”

She added: “For any plan to succeed, it needs the participation of Ukrainians and Europeans.”

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadfel said the draft document was not yet fully mature, describing it instead as a “list of topics and options”.

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have discussed the plan with Zelensky.

The leaked draft proposed limiting Ukraine’s military strength to 600,000 troops, stationing Eurofighter fighter jets in neighboring Poland and planning for Ukraine to give up many of its weapons.

Kyiv will receive “reliable security guarantees,” but no details were disclosed. The document said Russia was “not expected” to invade its neighbors and that NATO would not expand further.

The draft also recommends that Russia will “reintegrate into the global economy” by lifting sanctions and inviting Russia to rejoin the Group of Seven, a group of the world’s most powerful countries – making it the Group of Eight again.

In Kiev, the widow of a Ukrainian soldier told the BBC: “This is not a peace plan, this is a plan to continue the war.”

Another source from Ukraine’s occupied territories told the BBC: “I’m trying to keep my head here amidst the constant propaganda that Ukraine has forgotten us. I hope they won’t sign this deal.”

Meanwhile, a soldier in Zaporozhye said Europe would need help if Ukraine did not get support to end the war. Several buildings in Zaporozhye were damaged in deadly overnight attacks.