Emmanuel Macron with US Special Correspondent Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, at the Elysée Palace, April 17, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN / AP During his campaign, Donald Trump promised he would end the war between Ukraine and Russia within 24 hours of taking office. Yet the negotiations initiated since his return to the White House on January 20, 2025 have struggled to progress, despite a façade of optimism.

"I just want to see the war end," the American leader repeated on Wednesday, April 23, in Washington. To achieve this, the United States has initiated a rapprochement with Moscow and is exerting increasing pressure on Kyiv to accept a rapid ceasefire. On the Ukrainian side, however, resistance remains firm: Kyiv, supported by its European allies, rejects any agreement that would give an advantage to Russia and demands durable security guarantees.

Here is an overview of the proposals currently advocated by Ukraine, the United States, Russia and Europeans to end the conflict. Ukraine willing to negotiate with Moscow after a lasting ceasefire Ukraine has been fighting for three years for its survival and to build a secure and independent future. The distance the US has taken from Kyiv, combined with its rapprochement with Moscow, has been abrupt for Ukrainians.

Nonetheless, in the face of its most powerful ally's reversal, Volodymyr Zelensky has remained steadfast. The Ukrainian president demands a total end to hostilities and insists on a "real and just" peace. You have 82.64% of this article left to read.

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