Trump approves plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine, senior administration official says

At least 10 people were killed in a Russian missile and drone attack that struck a residential tower block in the city of Ternopil, Ukrainian officials said.

President Donald Trump this week approved a 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine that top administration officials have quietly developed over the last several weeks in consultation with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and Ukrainian officials, a senior administration official told NBC News.

Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner were involved in formulating the plan, the official said.

“The plan focuses on giving both sides security guarantees to secure a lasting peace,” the senior official told NBC News. “It includes things Ukraine wants and needs to have a durable peace.”

The official would not outline details of a plan that the official believes is still up for some degree of negotiation with the key parties involved. Axios first reported the existence of the plan.

Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 18.Evelyn Hockstein / AFP via Getty Images fileThree U.S. officials told NBC News that the framework for the peace deal still needed to be presented to the Ukrainians and that the timing of finalizing a draft of the plan coincided with the visit of an Army delegation to Ukraine.