The U.S. has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The sources, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, said the proposals included cutting the size of Ukraine's armed forces, among other things. Washington wants Kyiv to accept the main points, they said.
Such a plan would represent a major setback for Kyiv as it faces further Russian territorial gains in eastern Ukraine and with Zelenskyy tackling a corruption scandal, which on Wednesday saw parliament dismiss the energy and justice ministers.
The White House declined to comment on the matter. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X that Washington "will continue to develop a list of potential ideas for ending this war based on input from both sides of this conflict."
A senior Ukrainian official earlier told Reuters that Kyiv had received "signals" about a set of U.S. proposals to end the war that Washington has discussed with Russia.
Ukraine has had no role in preparing the proposals, the source said.
Zelenskyy, who was holding talks in Türkiye on Wednesday with President Tayyip Erdoğan, is due to meet U.S. Army officials in Kyiv on Thursday.
In comments on Telegram, Zelenskyy did not mention Washington's framework but called for effective U.S. leadership to help bring the more than 3 1/2-year-old war to an end.
"The main thing for stopping the bloodshed and achieving lasting peace is that we work in coordination with all our partners and that American leadership remains effective, strong," Zelenskyy wrote after meeting Erdoğan in Ankara.
The Ukrainian president also said Erdoğan had proposed different formats for talks "and it is important for us that Türkiye is ready to provide the necessary platform."
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