"Vladimir Putin says Ukraine is being unrealistic if it does not accept the US plan to end the war, declaring: Ukraine is against it. Apparently, Ukraine and its European allies are still under illusions and dream of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield. The positive response from the Russian president adds weight to the views of European and Ukrainian officials that the deal amounts to a capitulation."
"Addressing Russia's national security council, Putin called the 28-point plan a new version and a modernised plan of what was discussed with the US ahead of his Alaska summit with Donald Trump in August, and said Moscow has received it. Putin said the plan could form the basis of a final peace settlement. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reacted to the deal by saying Ukraine faces one of the most difficult moments in its history. Luke Harding, Pjotr Sauer, and Andrew Roth report that Donald Trump has demanded Kyiv accepts the plan by Thursday."
"Zelenskyy has signalled Ukraine must confront the possibility of losing US support if it makes a stand. Sounding out his European allies, Zelenskyy spoke on Friday by phone to the leaders of Germany, France and the UK. German chancellor Friedrich Merz, French president Emmanuel Macron and British prime minister Keir Starmer assured Zelenskyy of their unchanged and full support on the way to a lasting and"
A 28-point US-Russia plan has been presented and Moscow has received it. Putin described the plan as a modernised version of earlier proposals and said it could form the basis for a final peace settlement. European and Ukrainian officials view the deal as amounting to capitulation. Donald Trump reportedly urged Kyiv to accept the plan by Thursday. Zelenskyy warned that accepting the plan would force territorial concessions and could leave Ukraine without freedom, dignity, and justice. US vice-president JD Vance said any deal should preserve Ukrainian sovereignty. European leaders reiterated full support to Zelenskyy.
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