The copy of the proposal that originates from negotiations between Washington and Moscow was obtained by the Associated Press and appears emphatically favourable to Russia.

It closely resembles the list of demands repeatedly stated by the Kremlin since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago.

Points included in the plan are widely seen as untenable for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has rejected Mr Trump's previous calls for territorial concessions.

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The draft was reportedly devised by Trump negotiator Steve Witkoff and Kremlin official Kirill Dmitriev.

It says there would be a "decisive coordinated military response" in the event of further Russian incursions onto Ukrainian territory, but does not say what role the United States would play in that response.

A side agreement aims to satisfy Ukrainian security concerns by saying a future "significant, deliberate and sustained armed attack" by Russia would be viewed as "threatening the peace and security of the transatlantic community".

The agreement - detailed to the AP by an unnamed senior US official - does not obligate the US or European allies to intervene on Ukraine's behalf, although it says they would "determine the measures necessary to restore security".

The 28-point plan states Ukraine must cede the entirety of Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk to Russia - despite Ukraine still controlling a third of the latter. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia would be frozen along the existing lines of conflict.

Ukraine's army, currently at roughly 880,000 troops, would be reduced to 600,000.

Some frozen Russian assets would go toward rebuilding Ukraine, while sanctions on Russia would be lifted and Moscow and Washington would enter in a series of "long-term" economic arrangements.

The document says Ukraine would not be allowed to join NATO, but would be eligible to join the European Union.

It also says elections must be held in Ukraine in 100 days.

Here is the 28-point draft agreement in full:

1. Ukraine's sovereignty will be confirmed.

2. A comprehensive non-aggression agreement will be concluded between Russia, Ukraine and Europe. All ambiguities of the last 30 years will be considered settled.

3. It is expected that Russia will not invade neighbouring countries and NATO will not expand further.

4. A dialogue will be held between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States, to resolve all security issues and create conditions for de-escalation in order to ensure global security and increase opportunities for cooperation and future economic development.

5. Ukraine will receive reliable security guarantees.

6. The size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be limited to 600,000 personnel.

7. Ukraine agrees to enshrine in its constitution that it will not join NATO, and NATO agrees to include in its statutes a provision that Ukraine will not be admitted in the future.

8. NATO agrees not to station troops in Ukraine.

9. European fighter jets will be stationed in Poland.

10. The US guarantee:

- The US will receive compensation for the guarantee;

- If Ukraine invades Russia, it will lose the guarantee;

- If Russia invades Ukraine, in addition to a decisive coordinated military response, all global sanctions will be reinstated, recognition of the new territory and all other benefits of this deal will be revoked;

- If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.

11. Ukraine is eligible for EU membership and will receive short-term preferential access to the European market while this issue is being considered.

12. A powerful global package of measures to rebuild Ukraine, including but not limited to:

- The creation of a Ukraine Development Fund to invest in fast-growing industries, including technology, data centres, and artificial intelligence.

- The United States will cooperate with Ukraine to jointly rebuild, develop, modernise, and operate Ukraine's gas infrastructure, including pipelines and storage facilities.

- Joint efforts to rehabilitate war-affected areas for the restoration, reconstruction and modernisation of cities and residential areas.

- Infrastructure development.

- Extraction of minerals and natural resources.

- The World Bank will develop a special financing package to accelerate these efforts.

13. Russia will be reintegrated into the global economy:

- The lifting of sanctions will be discussed and agreed upon in stages and on a case-by-case basis.

- The United States will enter into a long-term economic cooperation agreement for mutual development in the areas of energy, natural resources, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, data centres, rare earth metal extraction projects in the Arctic, and other mutually beneficial corporate opportunities.

- Russia will be invited to rejoin the G8.

14. Frozen funds will be used as follows:

- $100bn (£76bn) in frozen Russian assets will be invested in US-led efforts to rebuild and invest in Ukraine;

- The US will receive 50% of the profits from this venture. Europe will add $100bn (£76bn) to increase the amount of investment available for Ukraine's reconstruction. Frozen European funds will be unfrozen. The remainder of the frozen Russian funds will be invested in a separate US-Russian investment vehicle that will implement joint projects in specific areas. This fund will be aimed at strengthening relations and increasing common interests to create a strong incentive not to return to conflict.

15. A joint American-Russian working group on security issues will be established to promote and ensure compliance with all provisions of this agreement.

16. Russia will enshrine in law its policy of non-aggression towards Europe and Ukraine.

17. The United States and Russia will agree to extend the validity of treaties on the non-proliferation and control of nuclear weapons, including the START I Treaty.

18. Ukraine agrees to be a non-nuclear state in accordance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

19. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant will be launched under the supervision of the IAEA, and the electricity produced will be distributed equally between Russia and Ukraine - 50:50.

20. Both countries undertake to implement educational programmes in schools and society aimed at promoting understanding and tolerance of different cultures and eliminating racism and prejudice:

- Ukraine will adopt EU rules on religious tolerance and the protection of linguistic minorities.

- Both countries will agree to abolish all discriminatory measures and guarantee the rights of Ukrainian and Russian media and education.

- All Nazi ideology and activities must be rejected and prohibited.

21. Territories:

- Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk will be recognised as de facto Russian, including by the United States.

- Kherson and Zaporizhzhia will be frozen along the line of contact, which will mean de facto recognition along the line of contact.

- Russia will relinquish other agreed territories it controls outside the five regions.

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- Ukrainian forces will withdraw from the part of Donetsk Oblast that they currently control, and this withdrawal zone will be considered a neutral demilitarised buffer zone, internationally recognised as territory belonging to the Russian Federation. Russian forces will not enter this demilitarised zone.

22. After agreeing on future territorial arrangements, both the Russian Federation and Ukraine undertake not to change these arrangements by force. Any security guarantees will not apply in the event of a breach of this commitment.

23. Russia will not prevent Ukraine from using the Dnieper [Dnipro] River for commercial activities, and agreements will be reached on the free transport of grain across the Black Sea.

24. A humanitarian committee will be established to resolve outstanding issues:

- All remaining prisoners and bodies will be exchanged on an 'all for all' basis.

- All civilian detainees and hostages will be returned, including children.

- A family reunification program will be implemented.

- Measures will be taken to alleviate the suffering of the victims of the conflict.

25. Ukraine will hold elections in 100 days.

26. All parties involved in this conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war and agree not to make any claims or consider any complaints in the future.

27. This agreement will be legally binding. Its implementation will be monitored and guaranteed by the Peace Council, headed by President Donald J Trump. Sanctions will be imposed for violations.

28. Once all parties agree to this memorandum, the ceasefire will take effect immediately after both sides retreat to agreed points to begin implementation of the agreement.

Shumeet Banerji confirmed the news in a letter on Friday, according to BBC News.

It comes after the corporation's director-general Tim Davie and chief executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned earlier this month after a row over the editing of a Panorama documentary on Donald Trump.

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Nathan Gill had "abused a position of significant authority and trust" and was "motivated by financial and political gain", said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb during remarks at the Old Bailey on Friday.

Gill, 52, of Anglesey, North Wales, had previously pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery between 6 December 2018 and 18 July 2019, corresponding to his time as an MEP.

The Old Bailey heard his activities were linked to pro-Russian statements about Ukraine while he was a member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and subsequently the Brexit Party.

Following an investigation by counter-terrorism police, officers said they believe Gill likely took a minimum of £40,000 in cash and was offering to introduce other British MEPs so they could be bribed. Officers also said they believed some individuals in this case had a direct link to Vladimir Putin.

Prosecutor Mark Heywood KC previously told the court the bribery offences related to Gill's association with pro-Russian Oleg Voloshyn, who had been a Ukrainian government official before 2014 and was sanctioned by the UK in 2022.

Gill's activities emerged in WhatsApp messages after he was stopped at Manchester Airport on 13 September 2021.

He was about to board a flight to Russia to be an observer in elections there.

Bundles of cash recovered

Police said the messages revealed Voloshyn had tasked Gill to make pro-Russian statements on a reward basis. Counter-terrorism officers said the text of some speeches was provided to Gill, which he delivered almost word-for-word.

In other cases, he was paid to offer commentary to news outlets, such as the pro-Russian media organisation 112 Ukraine.

A search of his home in Wales also uncovered thousands in euros and dollars.

Greed 'primary motivation'

Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, described Gill as being motivated by money.

"It appears... greed was his primary motivation. But I think there's an element of him that had a pro-Russian stance as well, but only he can answer that question, to be honest with you, he never told us that," he said.

Gill was interviewed in March 2022 and made no comment. He was charged and appeared in court in February 2025.

'A grave betrayal of trust'

During sentencing, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb described Gill's offending as "sophisticated" and "a grave betrayal of the trust vested in you by the electorate".

She told him: "You accepted payments from foreign nationals, made statements on important international matters at their behest, utilised scripted material presented as your own, and orchestrated the involvement of other MPs.

"Your misconduct has ramifications far beyond personal honour, which is now irretrievably damaged. It erodes public confidence in democracy itself."

Other UK politicians at risk

Commander Murphy said that police were continuing to investigate other MEPs, including some from the UK.

"What we do know from the conversations with [Oleg] Voloshyn is that Nathan Gill actually offered his services to contact other MEPs, mostly UK MEPs, to also make statements that might be supportive of a Russian position in Ukraine," he said.

He added: "I do believe that some of the individuals in this case do have direct connections to Vladimir Putin. And I have no doubt that if we were able to, we could follow this trail and it would lead straight to Moscow."

Gill led the Welsh wing of UKIP between 2014 and 2016 and was a member of the Senedd between 2016 and 2017.

He was an MEP between 2014 and 2020, but left UKIP in 2019 to join Nigel Farage's Brexit Party - later Reform UK.

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Police have confirmed Nigel Farage has not been part of this investigation, but political rivals have called on the Reform UK leader to launch a thorough investigation.

Defence minister Al Carns, a former colonel in the Royal Marines, said Gill's actions were "a disgrace". He added: "I just think wherever we see Russian influence in UK politics, it's got to be weeded out."

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Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said Gill was a "traitor" who was "at the very top of Reform UK", but also launched a direct attack on Mr Farage by calling him, and his party, "a danger to national security".

He demanded a "full investigation into Russian interference in our politics".

Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader, condemned Gill's "acts of betrayal in taking bribes from Russia" but added the public deserves to know "how far Russian money and influence reached into Nigel Farage's inner circle".

Reform UK, which previously kicked Gill out of the party, said in a statement: "Mr Gill's actions were reprehensible, treasonous and unforgivable. We are glad that justice has been served and fully welcome the sentence Nathan Gill has received."

Mr Farage, the Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton, had previously described his former colleague as a "bad apple" and said he was "shocked" after Gill pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery.

He said: "Any political party can find in their midst all sorts of terrible people.

"You can never, ever guarantee 100% that everyone you meet in your life, you shake hands with in the pub, is a good person."

Speaking to Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby at the G20 summit in South Africa, the prime minister said Nigel Farage "needs to launch an investigation into his party to understand how that happened".

He said a probe should also consider "what other links are there between Reform and Russia".

"[Nigel Farage] needs to deal with this pro-Russian bribery. It's not just a serious criminal offence, it undermines our country.

"It's serious. The first duty of a prime minister, of a leader, is to keep our country safe. So, he needs to launch that investigation."

Nathan Gill was jailed for 10-and-a-half years after he was paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.

Gill, 52, of Anglesey, North Wales, pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery on dates between 6 December 2018 and 18 July 2019.

He led Reform UK's 2021 Welsh Parliament election campaign but is no longer a member of the party.

Responding to his sentencing, a Reform UK spokesman said: "Mr Gill's actions were reprehensible, treasonous and unforgivable.

"We are glad that justice has been served and fully welcome the sentence Nathan Gill has received."

Police have confirmed Mr Farage has not been part of the investigation.

Mr Farage, the Reform UK MP for Clacton, had previously described his former colleague as a "bad apple" and said he was "shocked" after Gill pleaded guilty to bribery.

He said: "Any political party can find in their midst all sorts of terrible people.

"You can never, ever guarantee 100% that everyone you meet in your life, you shake hands with in the pub, is a good person."

Sentencing Gill, Justice Cheema-Grubb said that he had allowed money to corrupt his "moral compass" in "a grave betrayal of the trust vested in you by the electorate".

At the time of the offences, Gill was a member of the European Parliament, having been originally elected for the UK Independence Party (Ukip).

Gill's activities included making pro-Russian statements about events in Ukraine in the European Parliament and in opinion pieces to news outlets, such as 112 Ukraine.

The architect of the bribes was Oleg Voloshyn, 44, a former pro-Russian Ukrainian MP, who with his wife was connected to 112 Ukraine.

The television channel was owned by wealthy pro-Russian Ukrainian Victor Medvedchuk, 71, who was a close ally of Vladimir Putin and the ultimate source of requests and money that Gill received.

Other politicians have also called for Mr Farage to launch a probe into Russian interference after Gill's sentencing.

Armed forces minister Al Carns said: "Nigel Farage must urgently initiate an independent investigation into every inch of Reform UK's party structures, membership, donors, and representatives, to give the public a cast-iron guarantee that any remaining pro-Russian links have been removed from his party."

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Chairman of the Conservative Party, Kevin Hollinrake, said: "This shocking and treacherous act raises serious questions about Reform UK's connections to malign Russian influence and proves they cannot be trusted with our national security.

"Given his professed admiration for the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Nigel Farage must now come clean on the nature of his relationship with Gill and clearly set out if others in his party were ever involved."

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: "We must all ask - where do [Nigel Farage's] loyalties really lie? We need a full investigation into Russian interference in our politics."

Earlier this week, security minister Dan Jarvis announced a series of measures against espionage threats to the UK.

The Indian HAL Tejas, a combat plane used by the Indian Air Force, crashed at around 2.10pm local time (10.10am UK time), at Al Maktoum International Airport.

The lone pilot was killed.

Video footage of the aftermath of the crash showed black smoke rising over the airport, which was hosting a biennial air show.

The plane appeared to lose control and plummeted directly towards the ground just before crashing.

Police vehicles, ambulances and a helicopter rushed to the site of the crash, spraying firefighting foam to extinguish the blaze. The Indian Air Force later confirmed the pilot died in the crash.

"IAF deeply regrets the loss of life and stands firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief," it added.

"A court of inquiry is being constituted, to ascertain the cause of the accident."

The pilot had flown across the site of the air show several times.

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On Thursday, India's Press Information Bureau dismissed social media claims that a Tejas aircraft had leaked oil while on display at the air show.

In a statement on X, the bureau described the posts as "false".

It was unclear whether the aircraft referenced was the same one that crashed on Friday.

Last year, a Tejas fighter jet crashed in India's northwestern state of Rajasthan, but the pilot ejected safely.