In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, talk with U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, November 20, 2025. AP
Ukraine and its European allies scrambled on Saturday, November 22, to come up with counter-proposals after US President Donald Trump gave Kyiv a tight deadline to approve a deal to end the war that accepts some of Russia's hardline demands. President Volodymyr Zelensky has pushed back against the 28-point US plan. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has welcomed the proposal, which would force Ukraine to give up land, cut its army and pledge never to join NATO.
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Ukraine faces US ultimatum to accept a lopsided 'peace plan'
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met on Saturday on the sidelines of a G20 summit in South Africa, the French presidency said. The huddle was held ahead of a wider meeting on the same topic that would include other European leaders, the presidency said.
