From Daily Mail: Ukraine is set to present a revised 20-point peace plan to the US on Tuesday after President Volodymyr Zelensky was promised billions of pounds of frozen Russian assets held in the UK to fund its war effort.
As the war approaches its fourth year, Kyiv is under pressure from the White House to agree swiftly to a peace settlement, while desperately trying to counterbalance a US-backed draft proposal that has been widely viewed as favourable to Moscow.
A hastily convened summit on Monday at Downing Street, hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Zelensky, was designed to strengthen Ukraine’s negotiating hand.
In a dramatic financial twist, Sir Keir also told Zelensky he was ready to allow Ukraine to use billions of pounds of frozen Russian assets held in the UK to fund its war effort.
Zelensky met with Pope Leo at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday. Leo reportedly stressed the need to continue efforts to find a “just and lasting peace.”
Zelensky said that Ukraine’s revised plan contains 20 points, but that the main issue remains unresolved as he says they are not willing to give up any territory.
“The mood of the Americans, in principle, is for finding a compromise,” he said. “Of course, there are complex issues related to the territory, and a compromise has not yet been found there.”
Read more at Daily Mail
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