Ukraine, peace plan and Western allies
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said “it would be good to know for sure who is the author of the plan,” as tensions over elements that mirror long-standing Russian demands.
Ukraine and its European allies will insist that discussions with Russia on any territorial swaps can only take place once the war ceases along the current line of contact, according to people familiar with a counter-proposal that will be presented to the US later today (Sunday morning AEDT) in Switzerland.
European allies of the U.S. were left in the dark about the details of President Donald Trump’s fresh push for peace in Ukraine, as a new 28-point plan to end Russia’s war begins to emerge in media reports—including major territorial concessions from Kyiv to Moscow.
Several European capitals insist any settlement must avoid “capitulation” as US reportedly presses Kyiv to accept peace blueprint
Ukrainian lawmakers fired two ministers ensnared in a major corruption probe on Wednesday and called for more sweeping measures to restore faith in the country's leadership as the scandal provokes the country's biggest wartime political crisis.