U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Washington Post

November 21, 2025 at 7:52 a.m. EST


KYIV — The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support to the country, according to two officials familiar with the talks, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive diplomatic discussions.

U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday with a version of the 28-point plan President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff recently drafted with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

That plan, which has been leaked in the press and confirmed by several officials, included several red lines for Ukraine, including a massive reduction of its army size and ceding territory to Russia that it has not yet conquered militarily.

Although Trump has drawn down direct aid to Ukraine, the U.S. has brokered deals for Ukraine to receive U.S. weapons through European partners and continues to share intelligence that is crucial to Ukraine’s survival on the battlefield.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/21/ukraine-war-peace-proposal-witkoff-thanksgiving/

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[NewHendoLib]

1. Some deal...

[3825-87867]

2. Breaking!

Trump swallows Putin!

[Ray Bruns]

13. Here's the actual photo.

https://i.postimg.cc/85cT3vT1/IMG-0968.webp

[RazorbackExpat]

23. Oh, that was sweet

[Turbineguy]

42. Maybe Putin is "Bubba"

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Threat and coercion are not negotiation.

[FakeNoose]

4. Thanksgiving is an American holiday ... it means nothing in Ukraine

[EuterpeThelo]

11. That was my first thought too when I saw the headline!

Just another arbitrary and capricious deadline, just because he can.

[Evolve Dammit]

41. first thing I thought.... American arrogance

[sinkingfeeling]

5. It's nothing more than a statement of surrender for Ukraine.

[travelingthrulife]

6. As usual, no deal.

Why would any country accept this?

[Lovie777]

7. I don't think Ukraine will lose the American citizen's support.............

WH is full of shit. Same plan but more Ukraine land to Russia and negotiations with out Pres Z.

[quakerboy]

34. But I suspect they feel a greater need for

missiles and ammunition than moral support.

They are in a very tough spot. Can Europe keep them going when Trump finally fully, publicly surrenders to Russia?

[travelingthrulife]

8. You helped do this, WaPo.

Carrying Trump's master plan out in broad daylight.

[Bluestocking]

9. I think it's time Ukraine said fuck you to the US

And just work with its actual allies.

[maxsolomon]

36. They need weapons.

They need equipment.
They need ordinance.
They need missile defense.

The US has been supplying all that to this point. Whether Europe can fill the gap if Mfer takes his ball and goes home? TBD.

Trump wants it to end so he can claim credit and set Putin's money free.

[lavoosh99]

45. It's Not So Much the U.S. As It Is the B.O.S.S.

Zelensky should tell the Burnt Orange Shit Stain to take one of the grenades he is threatening to withhold and shove it up his gargantuan ass (it should fit easily, his brain isn't taking up that much space.)

[C_U_L8R]

10. Bubba Putin unzipped

Piggy is going whole hog.

[Botany]

12. One word answer to Trump's peace deal.

No. It is a surrender document. Ukraine has to give up 30% of its territory and citizens to Putin,
Ukraine gives up its mineral wealth to Russia, and Russia gets to walk away from its horrific war
crimes. Trump is just turning over Putin’s wish list to Zelenskyy.

[bluestarone]

14. Please Zelensky tell TSF to SHOVE IT!

Slava Ukraine!! TRUE Americans love you ALL!!

[Nigrum Cattus]

15. the U.S. doesn't have any leverage with Ukraine -

the repugs have failed the U.S. and every former ally
Ukraine doesn't need to reduce their military for
anyone except the drunk ruskies

[Happy Hoosier]

16. Is it treason yet? NT

[mdbl]

17. Sounds like extortion via Putin

[tetedur]

30. And sounds like appeasement.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

18. By Thanksgiving? If Russia invaded Turkey, would the US also propose a peace deal by Thanksgiving?

[2na fisherman]

32. A PUNishing Betrayal

In such negotiations, Trump's goose is cooked because there was also something on the table that Grease (sic) was to be wiped out too.
Would Trump give back Alaska to Russia?

[Efilroft Sul]

19. Putin's puppet can blow it out his ass. Just hope the diaper holds.

[Aristus]

20. And this is going to get Trump a Nobel Peace Prize......how?......

[electric_blue68]

21. FU Trump and Putin! Slava Ukraini!

[ChicagoTeamster]

22. Why is a US Real Estate Magnate negotiating in Russia without a Ukranian representative?

Ukraine is rejecting the deal already. They should follow up by presenting their own proposal which should include Russia withdrawing immediately to be followed up by war crimes tribunals and reparations payments from Russia and the Trump family and all of their businesses. And a NATO buffer zone 50 miles inside of Russian territory to include a No Fly zone. In addition, Ukraine gets immediate NATO and EU membership and the return or replacement of all of their Nuclear weapons.

[RazorbackExpat]

25. This!

[travelingthrulife]

24. Like that ceasefire agreement in Gaza which was violated before the ink dried?

[Blumancru]

26. Trump should know you negotiate from a position of strength

And both he and PooTin are pretty weak now. He has no influence or authority to make anything happen Russia is in deep economic trouble due to Ukraine damaging their refineries. This will continue.

[ChicagoTeamster]

28. But Putin's strength over Trump is great. He has the Bubba photos.

Funny how that was leaked last week instead of years ago. After Ukraine successfully bombed Russian refineries and terminals and had their Pokrovsk resupply routes almost completely cut off. Putin wants the Donbas territory and the Crimea.

[Bayard]

27. Zelensky is not stupid

This would be like letting Hitler keep Europe.

[maxsolomon]

37. Or letting Russia keep Karelia.

"Finlandization", it's called.

[the nelm]

29. What support??? n/t

[The Madcap]

31. If this were to happen without Ukraine's agreement,

Zelensky should immediately send every single drone, missile, etc., on a one-way trip to Putin, wherever he is hiding out. Oh, and maybe a couple of ATACMS to the nearest reactor to Moscow just for good measure. And maybe a crew of expert assassins.

Russia should pay dearly for this evil.

[Figarosmom]

33. Why?

Putin won't abide by any trump peace deal? So Ukraine has nothing to gain.

[LiberalLovinLug]

35. I hope and assume that Zelensky has been prepared for this decision for awhile now

He should be prepared for this moment when he has to make a decision, along with his European allies, to break ties with the US and all the weaponry and intelligence they provide.

[ultralite001]

38. President Zelenskyy...

Slava Ukraini!!!
💙💛💙💛💙

[wolfie001]

39. Ukraine's message to the fat orange imbecile should be, "NO!!!"

Don't be diplomatic with these putin-lovin' nazis' either. Go with Europe until January 2029. I hope we still have a Democratic Republic by then.

[paulrevere2018]

40. The parallels to 1938 Munich appeasement are ominous.

[AZ8theist]

43. "Peace in our time"

You CANNOT trust fascists. PERIOD. Putin is Hitler 2.0.

[OhioTim]

44. What Happened To NATO Members

saying they would supply Ukraine with arms if Trump backed out?

[BumRushDaShow]

46. They are doing that

Supposedly 45 gave them permission to buy from the U.S. and then transfer the arms to Ukraine. I expect the manufacturers/dealers don't care who buys their stuff as long as they get paid for it.

Thing is, I expect a lot of it hasn't been manufactured yet, but the orders are in.