Ukraine: US-Russian peace proposal is ‘absurd’ and unacceptable

20/11/2025 16:19 The Guardian

Officials say proposal is aimed at stirring up division and disorientating Kyiv’s allies• Europe live – latest updatesA new US-Russian peace proposal to end the war in Ukraine has been dismissed as “absurd” and unacceptable by officials in Kyiv amid talks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a high-ranking US army delegation.They said the proposal reportedly drafted by Kirill Dmitriev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff was a “provocation”, the aim of which was to stir up division and “disorientate” Ukraine’s allies, they added. Continue reading...

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