In a post on X, Tusk said European leaders, with Canada and Japan, were ready to work on the 28-point proposal. It envisages Ukraine handing over territory to Russia<\/a> and making other major concessions including limiting the size of its army and not joining Nato.<\/p>\n Tusk said there were \u201csome reservations\u201d before work could begin. He added pointedly: \u201cIt would be good to know for sure who is the author of the plan and where was it created.\u201d<\/p>\n The document was drawn up by Kirill Dmitriev, Vladimir Putin\u2019s envoy, together with Trump\u2019s special representative, Steve Witkoff. Speculation based on the use of language<\/a> in the plan suggests it may have been written in Russian and later translated into English.<\/p>\n A group of US senators said Rubio told them the text was not an American one. It was, they said, a Russian document deliberately leaked by Moscow which the US then passed on to Ukraine<\/a>. Rubio later insisted the US did \u201cauthor\u201d the proposal, with \u201cinput\u201d from Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n Amid contradictory statements, and a backlash from some Republican senators, Trump rowed back from his earlier demand that Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a>, the Ukrainian president, sign off on the deal by this Thursday. Speaking in Washington, the US president said it was \u201cnot my final offer\u201d, opening the door to significant changes.<\/p>\n Writing on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump avoided blaming Russia<\/a> for the war. Instead, he said his predecessor, Joe Biden, was responsible and had given \u201ceverything\u201d to Kyiv for \u201cfree free free\u201d. Trump added: \u201cUKRAINE \u2018LEADERSHIP\u2019 HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS, AND EUROPE CONTINUES TO BUY OIL FROM RUSSIA.\u201d<\/p>\n Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy\u2019s chief of staff, heads to talks in Geneva on the US-led peace plan. Photograph: Elodie Le Maou\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n European leaders have made clear that the Moscow-drafted demands endorsed by Trump are mostly unacceptable. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen<\/a>, said Ukraine\u2019s borders could not be changed by force. A cap on the country\u2019s armed forces would leave it \u201cvulnerable to future attack\u201d, she added.<\/p>\n Germany\u2019s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said he was sceptical an agreement could be reached this week, given the \u201ccurrent differences\u201d. One western ambassador said the Europeans would volubly praise Trump\u2019s peacekeeping efforts in the coming days, while quietly seeking to \u201crewrite\u201d the plan and \u201cmake it sensible\u201d.<\/p>\n On Sunday, Rubio and Witkoff arrived in Geneva together with the US army secretary, Dan Driscoll, who held talks last week with Zelenskyy in Kyiv<\/a>.<\/p>\n They met a Ukrainian delegation led by Zelenskyy\u2019s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak. Earlier, the Kyiv team spoke with officials from France, Germany and the UK, including Keir Starmer\u2019s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell.<\/p>\n In a coordinated push back, European officials have said the draft as it stands curtails Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty by ruling out Nato membership and setting conditions for its EU accession. If accepted, it would set a dangerous global precedent, they argue. It also rules out a western peacekeeping force for Ukraine and limits where Nato aircraft could be based.<\/p>\n One official said Putin was trying to turn back the clock 30 years on Europe\u2019s security architecture and to enforce demands made shortly before his all-out invasion. Russia\u2019s president called for Nato\u2019s military forces to withdraw to their 1997 borders, before the Baltic states and central Europe joined the defensive transatlantic alliance.<\/p>\n Zelenskyy has said his country faces an impossible choice<\/a> between betraying national interests and losing a major ally in the shape of the US. He has sought to engage positively and diplomatically with a chaotic White House seemingly determined to end the conflict on Russia\u2019s brutal terms.<\/p>\n \u201cThe bloodshed must be stopped, and we must ensure that the war is never reignited,\u201d he wrote. A US official added: \u201cWe hope to iron out the final details \u2026 to draft a deal that is advantageous to them [Ukraine]. Nothing will be agreed on until the two presidents get together,\u201d the official said, referring to Trump and Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n Quick GuideContact us about this storyShow The best public interest journalism relies on first-hand accounts from people in the know.<\/p>\n If you have something to share on this subject, you can contact us confidentially using the following methods.<\/p>\n Secure Messaging in the Guardian app<\/p>\n The Guardian app has a tool to send tips about stories. Messages are end to end encrypted and concealed within the routine activity that every Guardian mobile app performs. This prevents an observer from knowing that you are communicating with us at all, let alone what is being said.<\/p>\n If you don’t already have the Guardian app, download it (iOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>) and go to the menu. 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