US Senator Lindsey Graham sharply criticized the proposed peace plan for resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict, pointing out several problematic aspects of the document.
On November 22, 2025, Graham released a statement via social media, stressing the need for the plan to be revised.
"While there are many good ideas in the proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan, there are several very problematic points that can be improved," the senator wrote.
Graham emphasized that the goal of any peace agreement must be a dignified and just conclusion to the war without creating the preconditions for new conflicts.
The senator also separately raised the issue of abducted children. "What about the fate of nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children kidnapped by Putin's forces? This issue must be addressed in any negotiated settlement," Graham stated, appealing to the global community.
This week, Donald Trump endorsed a 28-point peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which was developed by his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, in consultation with Russian representative Kirill Dmitriev. Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner also participated in drafting the document, NBC News reported. According to the Financial Times and Axios, the plan requires Ukraine to abandon its bid for NATO membership, reduce its armed forces to 600,000 personnel, and cede the remaining part of Donbas.
The American President set an ultimate deadline of November 27 for Kyiv to accept the proposed agreement, calling Thanksgiving "an appropriate time" for a decision. Reuters reports that Washington is threatening to cease intelligence sharing and arms supplies if Ukraine refuses to sign the framework agreement. Meanwhile, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin stated that he had received the document, calling it a "modernized version" of previously discussed proposals, although he acknowledged that "this text is not being substantively discussed with us."
The plan has been met with mixed reactions in the US and Europe. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told NBC News that he had not been aware of the document previously and that "no plan works unless Putin believes we are serious about continuing to provide advanced military aid to Ukraine." Ukraine's largest European allies—Germany, France, and Britain—have rejected key elements of the US-Russian plan. As analyst Yuriy Romanenko notes, the document was created without consulting not only Kyiv and the Europeans but also without the knowledge of some White House and State Department officials.