President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian intelligence has obtained details of what he described as a Russian proposal for large-scale economic co-operation with the United States, potentially worth about $12 trillion, and warned that any related understandings touching on Ukraine would be unacceptable if discussed without Kyiv.
Speaking to journalists on Saturday, Zelenskyy said he had been briefed on a document he called the “Dmytriiev package”, which he presented as a set of proposals for economic co-operation between Washington and Moscow. He said the overall value discussed was “about $12 trillion” and that Ukrainian officials had seen media and diplomatic “signals” suggesting that Ukraine-related issues could appear in associated documents.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s position was that any bilateral US–Russia arrangements that referenced Ukraine could not contradict Ukraine’s constitution or laws, and that Ukraine would respond if it saw risks to its sovereignty. He framed the issue as a red line: decisions “about us without us” would not be supported.
The remarks come amid an intensified diplomatic track in which the Trump administration is pressing for movement towards a settlement by mid-2026. Zelenskyy said the United States wanted Russia and Ukraine to reach an agreement by the start of summer, and US officials have proposed another round of talks on American territory, with Miami mentioned as a likely venue. Ukraine has said it would attend.
According to Reuters, Zelenskyy linked the timetable to US domestic politics, noting the approach of US mid-term congressional elections. The Associated Press also reported a June deadline for an agreement and said Washington had signalled it would apply greater pressure if talks did not progress.
The economic package referenced by Zelenskyy was attributed to Kirill Dmitriev, described in international reporting as a Russian special envoy. Zelenskyy did not publish the documents, but said Ukrainian intelligence had outlined the proposal and that it related to broader discussions taking place alongside war-related negotiations.
Zelenskyy’s intervention appeared aimed at pre-empting the emergence of parallel US–Russia talks that could shape the wider settlement environment. In his account, the risk was not only economic normalisation between Washington and Moscow, but the possibility that Ukraine’s territorial status, security arrangements, or reconstruction choices could be treated as negotiable in bilateral formats from which Kyiv is excluded.
There is limited public information on the contents of the “Dmytriiev package”. However, recent reporting has pointed to a wider debate inside Western capitals over whether and how Russia might be reintegrated into the global economy as part of a post-war framework. In December the Wall Street Journal reported that the US administration had shared documents with European counterparts setting out its view of Russia’s return to the world economy.
In the past week, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has also stated publicly that it had delivered proposals to Washington on removing what it called “serious barriers” to the “full restoration” of relations. The same theme has appeared in secondary reporting, which has mentioned steps such as resuming direct flights and resolving issues around diplomatic property.
The diplomatic track remains tied to developments on the battlefield and to efforts to define limited ceasefire arrangements. Discussions have included the possibility of halting strikes on energy infrastructure and establishing technical mechanisms to monitor compliance, but no durable agreement has been confirmed. Large-scale aerial attacks have continued to affect Ukraine’s energy system, and proposals centred on infrastructure have raised practical questions about verification.
Zelenskyy has repeatedly insisted that any settlement must preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty and that security guarantees cannot be separated from political and economic arrangements. In recent weeks, European officials have also spoken about linking security discussions to post-war recovery planning. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed a “Prosperity Framework” connected to a ceasefire scenario and broader reconstruction planning.
For Kyiv, the immediate significance of Zelenskyy’s latest comments is twofold: first, the suggestion that Russia is seeking to widen the agenda with Washington by presenting an economic normalisation offer of exceptional scale; and second, the warning that Kyiv expects to be included in any discussion where Ukraine’s constitutional order, territory, or security arrangements might be implicated.
