KYIV >> President Volodymyr Zelensky said today Ukraine faced losing its dignity and freedom or Washington’s support over a U.S. peace plan, which endorses key Russian demands and which Donald Trump said Kyiv should agree to by Thursday.

The 28-point plan is being studied by Kyiv, Moscow and interested countries in Europe.  Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The US-backed proposal contains many of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s key demands. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As Trump presses for a response to his 28-point framework, Ukraine confronts prospect of having to cede territory, reduce its army and put off NATO aspirations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received the controversial new US-drafted peace plan that calls for Kyiv to make major concessions, his office said, and Zelenskyy would seek to discuss it further with President Donald Trump.

Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told his people that the country "may soon face an extremely difficult choice" in response to the peace plan put forward by the President Donald Trump administration.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on citizens, lawmakers, and government officials to put aside internal disputes and political maneuvering, stressing the urgent need for national unity at a time he described as “one of the most difficult moments in our history.” In a nationwide address on 21 November, Zelensky emphasized that the pressures facing Ukraine are among the heaviest the country has ever endured.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Turkey in an effort to boost flagging peace talks as pressure grows on the Ukrainian leader and his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, over a corruption scandal.

An American proposal to end the war in Ukraine puts the country in a delicate diplomatic position — caught between placating its most important ally, the United States, and not capitulating to Russia, its much larger neighbor that launched a...

The plan is seen as a sell-out of Ukraine’s security interests, and may marginalise Europe in US security priorities. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The US peace plan would effectively force Ukraine to give up land, cut its army, pledge never to join NATO and hold snap elections.