The Trump administration has been secretly working in consultation with Russia to draft a new plan to end the war in Ukraine, US and Russian officials tell Axios, the latter reports.

The 28-point US plan is inspired by President Trump's successful push for a deal in Gaza. A top Russian official told Axios he's optimistic about the plan. It's not yet clear how Ukraine and its European backers will feel about it.

According to Axios’ sources, the plan’s 28 points are divided into four main categories: peace in Ukraine, security guarantees, security in Europe, and the future of US relations with Russia and Ukraine.

It is unclear how the plan addresses contentious issues such as territorial control in eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces are advancing slowly but still hold far less territory than the Kremlin claims.

A US official said that Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff is overseeing development of the plan and has discussed it in detail with Russia’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev. Dmitriev, who heads Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and is also actively involved in diplomatic negotiations over Ukraine, told Axios in an interview Monday that he spent three days with Witkoff and other members of Trump’s team during his October 24–26 visit to Miami.

Dmitriev expressed optimism about the chances of a deal succeeding because, unlike in previous attempts, they feel that Russia’s position is truly being heard.

A Ukrainian official confirmed to Axios that Witkoff discussed the plan this week in Miami with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s national security adviser Rustem Umerov.

Ukrainians know that the Americans are working on something, the Ukrainian official said.

President Trump has made it clear that the time has come to stop the killings and reach an agreement to end the war. He believes there is an opportunity to stop this war if there is flexibility, a White House spokesperson told Axios.

Dmitriev told Axios that the main idea was to build on the principles that Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on in August in Alaska, and to develop a proposal to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, restore US-Russia relations, and address Russia’s security concerns.

In reality it is a much broader concept, which essentially asks how stable security in Europe can finally and truly be ensured—not only in Ukraine, he said.

According to Dmitriev, the goal is to prepare a written document in this regard before the next meeting between Trump and Putin. Plans for the two leaders’ summit in Budapest remain underway.

Dmitriev said these efforts have absolutely no connection to the United Kingdom’s initiative to develop a Gaza-style peace plan for Ukraine, which he said has no chance of success because it does not take Russia’s position into account. The Russian envoy said the American side is now explaining the advantages of its current approach to Ukrainians and Europeans.

This comes as Russia is clearly achieving additional successes on the battlefield, he added, claiming that Moscow’s leverage is growing.

A US official confirmed that the White House has begun briefing European officials on the new plan. The official said the White House believes there is a real opportunity to engage Ukrainians and Europeans in the plan, and added that the plan will be adjusted to take into account the views of different sides.

They believe that now is the right time to implement this plan. However, both sides need to be practical and realistic, the American official said.