KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized zone monitored by international forces. The proposal offered another potential compromise on control of the Donbas region, which has been a major sticking point in peace negotiations. Zelensky said the US proposed the creation of a “free economic zone,” which he said should be demilitarized.

On the key question of Ukraine's eastern Donbas, Zelensky says a "free economic zone" is a potential option.

KYIV: The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues aimed at bringing an end to the nearly four-year conflict, but sensitive issues around…