What specific US peace agreements were brokered under the Trump administration and who were the key negotiators?
Executive summary
Available reporting shows the Trump administration has publicly claimed to have brokered multiple international agreements in 2025 — notably a U.S.-backed 28‑point Ukraine peace framework that Ukraine said it had reached “core terms” on [1] [2] [3] and a series of high‑profile bilateral accords the White House says it helped arrange (Armenia–Azerbaijan, Rwanda–DRC, Gaza ceasefire/“Gaza Peace Deal,” Israel–Sudan and expansions of the Abraham Accords) that the administration presents as U.S.‑brokered [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]. Key U.S. negotiators cited across reporting include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, Jared Kushner, and other White House officials who led or accompanied talks [3] [1] [9] [10].
1. The Ukraine “28‑point” framework: what was brokered and who negotiated it
Reporting describes a Trump administration 28‑point peace plan for the Russia‑Ukraine war that U.S. officials pressed Kyiv to consider and that Ukraine’s delegation and U.S. teams discussed in Geneva; Ukrainian officials said they’d reached understanding on “core terms,” though Russia’s assent remained unclear [3] [2]. U.S. participants identified in coverage who led or joined the talks include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, and senior White House advisers such as Jared Kushner; Rubio was described as leading the Geneva discussions [3] [1]. Coverage also notes criticism from U.S. lawmakers and commentators who called elements of the plan too favorable to Russia [11] [12].
2. The administration’s broader list of claimed peace deals
The White House and allied outlets list multiple agreements the administration says it brokered in 2025 — including an Armenia–Azerbaijan peace declaration signed at the White House, a Gaza peace deal and ceasefire framework, a Rwanda–DRC agreement, and additional normalizations tied to the Abraham Accords [4] [5] [6] [8] [13]. Government fact sheets and White House articles explicitly attribute those outcomes to President Trump and his team, presenting them as discrete U.S.‑brokered achievements [4] [5] [8].
3. Who the U.S. team was — names repeatedly cited in reporting
Across multiple reports, U.S. officials most frequently named as negotiators or envoys are Marco Rubio (Secretary of State, led Geneva talks on Ukraine), Steve Witkoff (special envoy involved in Ukraine and Middle East talks), Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll (present in diplomacy to Kyiv and to Russia per U.S. statements), Jared Kushner (senior adviser involved in Middle East diplomacy), and other White House envoys and advisers credited in White House releases [3] [1] [9] [10]. Individual roles vary by agreement: Rubio is singled out for Ukraine diplomacy [3], Witkoff is tied to drafting and outreach on Ukraine and Gaza [9], and Kushner and Avi Berkowitz are historically associated with Abraham Accords‑style normalizations [13] [10].
4. Disputes over attribution and substance: competing perspectives
Independent outlets and analysts question the degree to which these were durable peace settlements versus interim or tenuous arrangements; Foreign Policy and Just Security flagged that some agreements (e.g., DRC–Rwanda, Armenia–Azerbaijan) left violence and instability unaddressed or tied peace to economic/resource deals [14] [6]. European and Ukrainian officials expressed concern that the original 28‑point Ukraine draft was tilted toward Russian demands; U.S. officials countered that the plan was a “live document” refined with Kyiv’s input [11] [15]. Domestic political critics described the Ukraine proposal as a “surrender plan,” while the White House framed rapid negotiation as the path to ending the war [12] [3].
5. What the sources do and do not show about final, signed treaties
Available reporting shows public statements, White House fact sheets, and signings for some accords (e.g., a White House‑hosted Armenia–Azerbaijan joint declaration and White House fact sheets describing other pacts) and clear reporting that Ukraine had agreed to “core terms” of a U.S.‑backed framework [4] [7] [2]. However, sources also make clear that some deals were still being negotiated, required additional parties’ assent (notably Russia on Ukraine), or were described differently by outside analysts; whether every claimed agreement produced fully ratified, internationally binding treaties is not uniformly documented in these sources [3] [1] [6]. Available sources do not mention final ratification status for every listed agreement.
6. Takeaway for readers: verified negotiators vs. contested claims
If you want a short checklist from current reporting: the administration’s principal named negotiators include Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Daniel Driscoll, and Jared Kushner [3] [1] [9] [10]; the most documented diplomatic product under scrutiny is the Trump 28‑point Ukraine framework with reported Ukrainian acceptance of “core terms” [2] [3]. But independent analysts and some governments dispute the durability or balance of several deals, and several items remain politically contentious or unresolved in the available reporting [14] [11].