Trump’s offer to Putin includes ceasefire, sanctions relief, and land concessions, but Ukraine could still join NATO, Polish media reports

The Polish media outlet Onet.pl has published new details of what it says is Washington’s plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. According to the report, which Meduza has not independently verified, U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff presented the Kremlin with a “highly favorable offer” from the Trump administration during his August 6 meeting with Vladimir Putin. The proposal was reportedly coordinated with Ukraine’s European partners.

According to Onet.pl, Washington’s plan includes:

• A ceasefire (but no formal peace treaty);
• De facto recognition of Russia’s territorial gains in Ukraine, with the issue deferred for either 49 or 99 years;
• The lifting of most sanctions against Russia, and in the long term, the resumption of energy cooperation and imports of Russia oil and gas.

Notably, the proposal does not include any guarantees about NATO’s future expansion or an end to Western military aid for Ukraine. The report says Russia accepted these conditions.

Onet.pl did not cite any specific sources, and Russian have not commented on the report. However, The New York Times previously reported that according to informed sources, Trump discussed a potential peace plan with European leaders following Witkoff’s meeting with Putin on August 6.

Update: President Zelensky’s communications adviser, Dmytro Lytvyn, later denied that Trump’s plan contains the points Onet.pl outlined. “It’s doubtful that Witkoff or Ushakov had time to speak to this outlet. During [Zelensky and Trump’s] conversation yesterday, nothing like that was mentioned, and Witkoff said nothing of the sort; he talked about other things,” Lytvyn wrote on X.

On August 7, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said that Russia and the U.S. had agreed to hold a bilateral meeting between Putin and Trump “in the coming days.” According to Ushakov, the meeting could take place as early as next week, and the location has already been agreed upon but will be announced later.

Ushakov also said that Witkoff had “raised the idea” of a three-way meeting between the presidents of Russia, the U.S., and Ukraine during his talks with Putin, but Moscow did not respond.

Trump told reporters on August 6 that he planned to hold talks with Putin and Zelensky “very soon.”