US EditionZelenskyy ready for 'honest' work on US-backed plan as Europeans push back
Zelenskyy embraces a U.S.-drafted 28-point plan requiring territorial and military concessions amid domestic corruption scandals and European resistance, aiming to end the war.
- On Thursday , Zelenskyy's office confirmed receipt of the U.S.-backed plan and said he expects to discuss it with President Donald Trump in the coming days, with Zelenskyy stating `Our teams — Ukraine and the USA — will work on the points of the plan to end the war`.
- White House briefings noted Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, and Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy, helped craft the 28-point plan, which U.S. officials say demands Ukraine cut forces by half and cede unoccupied territory via U.S.-Russia backchannels.
- U.S. Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll said Zelenskyy and he 'agreed on an aggressive timeline' after a Thursday meeting, where Zelenskyy stated `Since the first days of the war, we have taken one, extremely simple position: Ukraine needs peace.`
- European ministers warned, `It will be Ukraine that decides which compromises it makes,` said German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot added, `Ukrainians want peace- a just peace that respects everyone's sovereignty, a durable peace that can't be called into question by future aggression.`
- Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the coming weeks are 'a decisive moment' with preliminary U.S.-Russian talks, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said `Consultations are not currently underway.
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