‘Remember they used to say “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine”? All is in the past.’

This is the message from Russian media today amid reports of a 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine, being hammered out by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

Negotiations have been ongoing – discreetly – between Russia and the US on a framework, inspired by a similar proposal the Trump administration developed to halt Israel’s war in Gaza.

After it was first reported by Axios on Wednesday, more details about the negotiations have been revealed, including how Volodymyr Zelensky has been sidelined in the process.

What could a peace agreement look like?

The US has already signalled to the Ukrainian president that he must backthe plan, as reported by Reuters – but that would come at an immeasurable c

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