U.S. pushes new Ukraine peace plan
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The U.S. and Russia have reportedly drafted a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, demanding major concessions from President Zelenskyy.
Sources said the US plan would require Kyiv to give up more land and partially disarm. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The 28-point plan comes as Ukraine's government is mired in a corruption scandal and its military is struggling to hold off battlefield setbacks.
The White House says senior Trump administration officials have met Ukrainian officials in the past week to discuss the plan.
Kyiv’s European partners said they should be involved in proposals for the security of Ukraine and Europe, indicating they hadn’t even been briefed on the plan.
Foreign ministers learned of the U.S.-Russia peace proposal from news reports, discovering a framework that would cede Ukrainian territory without input from allies who've bankrolled Kyiv's defense.
Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to take stronger action to show accountability in the face of a corruption scandal presenting the greatest threat to his government since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky will be in Turkey this week with hopes to restart talks with Russia, he announced Tuesday.