Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has backed the US plan for ending the Ukraine war, saying it can “form the basis of a final peace settlement”
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine faced one of the most difficult moments in its history, and risked losing the US as a key partner over Washington’s push to implement the ideas
But the “peace terms” outlined in Trump’s plan, writes the BBC’s Frank Gardner, leave Ukraine in an impossible situation
President Trump has said Thursday is an appropriate deadline for Kyiv to accept the plan – which includes proposals that Kyiv had previously ruled out, such as ceding areas that it still controls
In an address to the nation, Zelensky said he was working constructively with the US on the proposals”
