WASHINGTON — President Trump slammed Ukraine Sunday for expressing “zero gratitude” toward his administration for its efforts to end Russia’s bloody war — as a White House-backed 28-point peace plan is facing claims that it’s a Russian “wishlist.”

“UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS, AND EUROPE CONTINUES TO BUY OIL FROM RUSSIA,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

“THE USA CONTINUES TO SELL MASSIVE $AMOUNTS OF WEAPONS TO NATO, FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UKRAINE (CROOKED JOE GAVE EVERYTHING, FREE, FREE, FREE, INCLUDING “BIG” MONEY!),” the president went on.

Hours after Trump’s barrage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the American president for his support. 

“Ukraine is grateful to the United States, to every American heart, and personally to President Trump for the assistance that – starting with the Javelins – has been saving Ukrainian lives,” Zelensky posted on X. 

But Zelensky refrained from backing the controversial 28-point plan and underscored that “it was Russia, and only Russia, that started this war, and it is Russia, and only Russia, that has been refusing to end it throughout the full-scale invasion.”

Here's the latest on the Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal

• A 28-point blueprint plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine was confirmed by senior US officials.
• Officials questioned the plan, as it outlined giving territory to Russia and preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, with nothing in return to benefit Ukraine.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted that the plan was authored by the US.
• President Trump called out Ukraine for expressing “zero gratitude” for the administration’s efforts to end the war, despite claims the plan is a Russian “wishlist.”
• Zelensky appeared to reject the idea.

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Last week, a 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine leaked and sparked a firestorm. On Saturday, confusion emerged over whether the US actually authored the blueprint after senators claimed Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated to them that it wasn’t.

But the State Department said that the US was behind the plan, which would have Ukraine cede the entirety of the Donbas region, which the Russians have been unable to fully take over by military force for over a decade.

Ukraine would also have to commit to never joining NATO, slimming down its military force from roughly 900,000 to 600,000 personnel and giving amnesty to everyone involved in the war — meaning that Russians couldn’t face war crime claims.

Meanwhile, the Russians would only be required to make a few concessions, such as committing not to invade its neighbors in the future and Ukraine getting some security guarantees. 

Multiple European leaders and a bipartisan assortment of lawmakers in Congress have expressed apprehension about the 28-point plan. 

On Sunday, US, Ukrainian and European officials huddled in Geneva to iron out the peace plan. 

“This is the best meeting and day we’ve had so far in this entire process,” Rubio said, explaining that officials are working to make adjustments that both Kyiv and Washington are “comfortable with.”