In a joint statement, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to Ukraine, which faces the prospect of losing American support if it rejects the latest proposal.

While President Trump at times suggested he was willing to bolster support for Ukraine, he has repeatedly accommodated Russia’s demands.

Ukraine and the US will soon meet in Switzerland to discuss Washington's plan for ending the war with Russia, which currently heeds to some of Russia's hardline demands, Kyiv said.

Ireland joined leaders of the EU, Britain, Germany, Canada and a host of other countries at the informal meeting during the G20 summit.

"Ukraine may face a very difficult choice: either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner," Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an address to his nation.

JOHANNESBURG: European and other Western leaders said on Saturday (Nov 22) a US peace plan was a basis for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine but needed "additional work", part of Western efforts to eke out a better d

Zelenskyy, who has rejected the plan's terms in the past as capitulation, appealed to Ukrainians for unity and said he would never betray Ukraine.