Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty ImagesEuropean countries proposed a radical alternative Ukraine peace plan on Sunday that omits some of the pro-Russia points made in the original US-backed document and calls for Kyiv’s sovereignty to be respected. A group of US senators said Mr Rubio told them the text was not an American one. Mr Rubio described the talks afterwards in positive terms as “very very meaningful”. The European counterproposal will be welcomed by Mr Zelenskiy, who has come under enormous pressure to bend to US demands. “We definitely can’t allow all these crazy points in this Trump so-called peace plan.” – Guardian

Source: The Irish Times November 23, 2025 21:39 UTC