The Telegraph reported the information.Ukraine is facing mounting pressure from the Trump administration to accept a controversial peace deal that would see the country lease its eastern Donbas region to Russia in exchange for an undisclosed rental fee, according to officials familiar with the negotiations.The 28-point proposal, hammered out during secretive talks between U.S. and Russian envoys in Miami last month, would allow Moscow to maintain de facto control of the territory while Ukraine retains legal ownership—a arrangement designed to circumvent Ukraine's constitutional requirement for a public referendum on ceding land.Under the terms of the deal, Ukraine would be forced to cut its military forces in half, surrender long-range missiles, and accept Russian as an official state language in occupied territories. The agreement would also ban foreign troop deployments in Ukraine, end U.S. military assistance, and grant official status to the Russian Orthodox Church in the region.The plan emerged from three days of negotiations between Steve Witkoff, Trump's peace envoy, and Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian representative. Dmitriev told reporters he was optimistic about the proposal, saying "we feel the Russian position is really being heard." He suggested Moscow's recent battlefield gains had strengthened Russia's negotiating position, adding: "It's happening with the background of Russia definitely having additional successes on the battlefield."Ukrainian officials in Kyiv have dismissed the proposal, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly ruled out surrendering the entire Donbas as the price for peace. Sources indicate the White House has pressured Zelenskyy to accept the terms, allegedly sensing weakness due to a corruption scandal surrounding the Ukrainian president.The deal has raised alarm among European allies, who say they have been largely kept in the dark about the negotiations. Shortly after details emerged, Lt Gen Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, announced his resignation. A close associate said Kellogg believed Trump administration officials were being manipulated by Russia.President Trump revealed Wednesday that he recently told Vladimir Putin: "Let me settle your freaking war." The president has expressed frustration over the conflict after promising to end it on day one of his presidency.The proposed meeting between Witkoff and Zelenskyy in Turkey on Wednesday was postponed after the Ukrainian president expressed displeasure with the plan. A U.S. official said Zelenskyy intended to present an alternative proposal drafted with European partners, which Washington believed would be unacceptable to Russia.The negotiations come as violence continues to escalate. On Wednesday, at least 26 people, including three children, were killed in a Russian attack on the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil—one of Moscow's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine. Nearly 100 more were wounded as drones and missiles hit residential buildings."Every brazen attack against ordinary life proves that the pressure on Russia is still insufficient," Zelenskyy said. "Effective sanctions and assistance for Ukraine can change this."On the front lines, intense battles continue in Pokrovsk, a critical logistics hub in Donetsk that is expected to fall to Russian forces in what would be Moscow's most significant military victory since capturing Bakhmut in 2023.Qatar and Turkey are reportedly involved in drafting alternative peace proposals and supporting U.S. mediation efforts, while a top-level Pentagon delegation arrived in Kyiv Wednesday for what officials described as "a fact-finding mission."On November 19, Axios reported that the White House is quietly working with Moscow on a comprehensive framework to end the war in Ukraine, drawing inspiration from the recent Gaza ceasefire deal.According to Reuters, the U.S. has signaled to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons.The author of the Resurgam Telegram channel noted that the leaked details of a purported 28-point peace plan raise suspicions about the motives behind the disclosure and the credibility of sources involved in the negotiations.