Washington MELTS DOWN as Schmitt Defends Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Plan

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Right now, Marco Rubio and other U.S. officials are in Geneva negotiating on President Trump’s 28-point peace plan to finally end the Russia-Ukraine war.

But, in Washington, President Trump’s plan is getting a lot of criticism.

For instance, Democrat Sen. Mark Warner is making some very extreme comparisons.

War hawks like Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell are also not happy with the plan.

Per Politico:

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Sunday morning that the Trump administration’s 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine “would go down, frankly, as a historically bad deal, rivaling Neville Chamberlain giving in to Hitler before World War II.”

Warner, the highest-ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, told “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream that he fears the plan could embolden Chinese leader Xi Jinping to pursue an invasion of Taiwan if accepted, blasting the proposal as “a total capitulation by Ukraine.”…

The plan has attracted criticism from some of the GOP’s top Russia hawks, including Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), who are pushing the Trump administration to rethink the proposal. “Those who think pressuring the victim and appeasing the aggressor will bring peace are kidding themselves,” McConnell posted on X on Sunday afternoon.

Once again, something President Trump is doing to improve the world is proving controversial in Washington.

Imagine that.

And, Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt just explained the real reason why.

In an appearance on Fox News, Sen. Schmitt delivered the most solid, down-to-earth defense of President Trump’s plan I’ve heard yet.

He directly targeted the war machine and military industrial complex for trying to sink President Trump’s peace attempts in order to keep the war raging on.

In reality, it’s President Trump who is being a realist here, and actually working to achieve peace that maintains Ukraine’s sovereignty while preventing further conflict with Russia.

Watch for yourself:

Backup here if needed:

BREAKING: Sen. Eric Schmitt is CALLING OUT the war machine and military industrial complex for trying to SINK President Trump's Russia-Ukraine war peace plan

"They live in this fantasy world that another round of sanctions or another round of weapons or another round of cash… pic.twitter.com/w9esgqwaro

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 23, 2025

BREAKING: Sen. Eric Schmitt is CALLING OUT the war machine and military industrial complex for trying to SINK President Trump’s Russia-Ukraine war peace plan

“They live in this fantasy world that another round of sanctions or another round of weapons or another round of cash is going to solve the problem, and it WON’T!”

“The Washington consensus has been so WRONG about this, for so long, and they’ve been wrong about a lot of things over the last 30 years!”

“President Trump approaches this as a realist. You take the world as it is, not how you want it to be, not how you wish it would be, but actually how it is.”

“A lot of people won’t say it, the Ukrainians have been losing for a long time. They’ve lost 20% of their territory. They have a manpower problem. They have a munitions problem.”

“I think what President Trump is trying to accomplish is maintain Ukrainian sovereignty, make sure there’s a pathway to rebuild the country, and also lessen the likelihood that this will ever happen again.”

“And so they put forward a proposal, a framework, Secretary of State Rubio, the Secretary of the Army Driscoll, they’re all in Geneva right now working with the Ukrainians, working with the Europeans to try to get to some consensus here on the 28 points.”

“I would say that most of those, at least half of those, have been talked about for a long time and there’s a lot of agreement.”

“So you’ve to narrow the gap now and try to get to a place where you recognize the realities on the ground.” @Eric_Schmitt

Spot on, Sen. Schmitt.

One of the key points of the plan would have Ukraine cede the Donbas region to Russia, which a lot of people don’t want to see happen.

However, this concession may be essential to prevent countless further deaths, and it’s certainly better than Ukraine itself ceasing to exist.

As Sen. Schmitt said, you have to be realistic here, and Ukraine hasn’t been doing so well for quite awhile.

A few other interesting points of the peace plan include allowing Ukraine to apply for EU membership and holding an election (where Zelensky could be ousted) within 100 days of the end of the war.

For reference, Axios published all 28-points of the peace plan:

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 neighboring 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.

• Update: A separate document details the terms of the security guarantee. The U.S. and its NATO allies would treat an attack on Ukraine as an attack on the entire “transatlantic community.”

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

• Note: Ukraine’s army currently has 800,000-850,000 personnel, and had around 250,000 beforethe war, according to a Ukrainian official.

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.

• Note: NATO countries including France and the U.K. have been working on separate proposals that would include small numbers of European troops on Ukrainian soil after the war. This plan appears to disregard that possibility.

9. European fighter jets will be stationed in Poland.

10. The U.S. guarantee:

• The U.S. 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 centers, and artificial intelligence.
• The United States will cooperate with Ukraine to jointly rebuild, develop, modernize, and operate Ukraine’s gas infrastructure, including pipelines and storage facilities.
• Joint efforts to rehabilitate war-affected areas for the restoration, reconstruction and modernization 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 centers, 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:

• $100 billion 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 $100 billion 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.

• Note: New START, the last major U.S.-Russia arms control treaty, is due to expire in February.

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 programs 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. (Note: Similar ideas were incorporated into Trump’s 2020 Israel-Palestine peace plan).
• All Nazi ideology and activities must be rejected and prohibited.

21. Territories:

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

• Note: This is the same general structure Trump proposed to govern the Gaza peace agreement.

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.

Now, it’s also important to note that President Trump says this is not his final offer.

Negotiations are ongoing, and Ukraine has until Thursday to agree to a plan.

The New York Times provided the latest update:

Ukrainian and American officials said they had made good progress on Sunday in talks about a contentious U.S. plan to end the war with Russia, even as President Trump lashed out at Ukraine, accusing its leaders of ingratitude.

Mr. Trump has set a deadline of Thursday for Ukraine to agree to the 28-point peace plan, an early draft of which many Ukrainians dismissed as capitulation because it acceded to longstanding Kremlin demands.

The talks, which began in Geneva on Sunday, were cast as an effort to bridge the gaps, and in a joint statement released after the discussions, Ukraine and the United States both said that much had been accomplished.

“They reaffirmed that any future agreement must fully uphold Ukraine’s sovereignty and deliver a sustainable and just peace,” the statement read. “As a result of the discussions, the parties drafted an updated and refined peace framework.”

The statement added that “Ukraine and the United States agreed to continue intensive work on joint proposals in the coming days.”

Earlier in the day, Mr. Rubio said the American and Ukrainian teams were working through the peace plan point by point and making adjustments, “narrowing the differences and getting closer to something” that both Kyiv and Washington would be “comfortable with.”

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