By Daniel OrtonShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberThe U.S. is pressuring Ukraine to accept the framework of a U.S.-brokered peace deal with Russia within the next week and has warned that key military and intelligence support could be curtailed if Kyiv resists, two sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
The reported ultimatum marks a sharp escalation in Washington’s efforts to push the warring sides toward negotiations after more than two and a half years of conflict. According to one source, the Trump administration wants Ukraine to sign on to the basic terms by next Thursday—a move that would represent the most forceful U.S. intervention yet in shaping Kyiv’s negotiating stance as its battlefield position grows increasingly strained.
“They want to stop the war and want Ukraine to pay the price,” one of the sources told Reuters. According to the news agency, a delegation of senior U.S. military officials met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on November 20 to discuss potential steps toward a peace agreement.
Reuters reported that the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and the Army public affairs chief traveling with the delegation characterized the talks as successful and said Washington was pushing for an “aggressive timeline” for the signing of a document between the U.S. and Ukraine.
...U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 28-point peace plan aims to end the Russia-Ukraine war by granting Moscow control over parts of eastern Ukraine, including Donbas, while offering security guarantees to Kyiv and Europe.
The draft includes limits on Ukraine’s military size, NATO non-expansion, and economic incentives for Russia, such as a return to global markets.
Critics, including Ukrainian officials and advocacy groups, have denounced the plan as “capitulation,” citing territorial concessions and weakened defenses. European allies express concern over being sidelined, while Russia signals optimism.
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