Russia Awaits Official US Peace Plan Amidst Ukraine's Ongoing Consideration

Russia has stated that it has not officially received any communication from the United States regarding a proposed peace plan. This statement follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's expressed readiness to collaborate with the Trump administration on its vision for ending the conflict.### Proposed Peace Plan DetailsThe proposed US plan includes several provisions that Ukraine has previously opposed. These include the potential ceding of parts of the eastern Donetsk region still under Ukrainian control, a reduction in the size of its army, and a pledge not to join NATO.### US Engagement and Ukrainian ResponseThe White House has addressed claims that Ukraine was excluded from the drafting process. An unnamed US official, cited by CBS News, stated that the plan was developed following discussions with Rustem Umerov, a senior member of Zelensky's administration. This official claimed Umerov agreed to most of the plan and made several modifications before presenting it to President Zelensky.However, Umerov has posted on Telegram, denying that he provided any assessments or approvals of the plan. He stated that Ukraine is "carefully considering our partners' proposals." President Zelensky has refrained from publicly criticizing or rejecting the plan, acknowledging the efforts of President Trump and his team to restore security in Europe. His office indicated that the plan "in the American side's assessment, could help reinvigorate diplomacy," and Zelensky plans to discuss the proposals with Donald Trump in the coming days.### Kremlin's StanceKremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov confirmed Russia has not officially received the plan. "We are seeing some new elements, but officially we haven't received anything. There has been no substantive discussion of those points," Peskov stated, adding that Russia remains "completely open to peace talks." Russia maintains that any agreement must address the "root causes of the conflict," a phrase often used to refer to its maximalist demands.### Ongoing Conflict and Related DevelopmentsRussian military actions persist, with six fatalities reported overnight: five in the Zaporizhzhia region and one in the Dnipropetrovsk region. This development occurs as Russia reports minor territorial advances in eastern Ukraine, and President Zelensky navigates a domestic corruption scandal involving top officials. Concurrently, new sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on Russia's two largest oil producers came into effect on Friday.