Kirill Dmitriev, a Kyiv-born businessman and economist, has emerged as a key figure in a controversial 28-point peace plan to resolve the Ukraine war. The plan, involving Dmitriev, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, proposes major territorial concessions and political influence for Moscow over Kyiv, sparking international controversy. Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky faces a political crisis due to a corruption scandal implicating his inner circle amid ongoing peace talks, with the US acknowledging but distancing from the plan.