President Donald Trump has said the US peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war is not his final offer to Kyiv, after a coalition of Ukraine’s Western supporters warned the draft required significant revisions.  Speaking to reporters outside White House yesterday, US President said he is pushing Ukraine to accept the plan by the 27th of this month. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cautioned that the country is facing one of the most difficult moments in its history amid US pressure to accept a plan widely viewed in Kyiv as favourable to Moscow. On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the plan could serve as the basis for a settlement.

 

 

Meanwhile, Senior security officials from the US, Britain, France, Germany and Ukraine are due to meet at Geneva in Switzerland today in an attempt to refine the proposal. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff will attend the Geneva meeting. Britain’s National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell will represent the UK.

 

 

In a related devlopment, a joint statement issued at the G20 summit in South Africa signed by leaders from Canada, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, Germany, Norway and two senior EU officials said the US draft is a basis which will require additional work, aiming to secure a better deal for Kyiv. The group underlined that borders must not be changed by force. Leaders of eight Nordic and Baltic nations pledged to continue supplying arms to Ukraine and expressed support for solutions that respect Ukraine’s sovereignty, aiming for greater security and stability in Europe.