According to the newspaper, the president of Ukraine informed the leaders of European countries that on Saturday, during a two-hour telephone conversation, Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner pressed him to make a decision quickly.
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Volodymyr Zelensky has a week to respond to the US proposal?
What territorial demands are expected to be part of the proposal?
When should a decision on the agreement be made?
Who did Zelensky meet before making the decision?
A person familiar with the details of the timetable proposed to Zelensky said the American leader hopes to conclude a ceasefire agreement “before Christmas.”
“FT” recalled that under the proposed agreement, Kiev would have to accept territorial losses in exchange for unspecified security guarantees from the United States.
Will Kyiv agree to the US proposal?
According to the sources, Zelensky told US envoys that he needed time to consult with European allies before reacting to Washington's proposal.
In the opinion of a Western official quoted by “FT”, “the Ukrainian side is torn between territorial demands that it cannot accept and the demands of the American side that it cannot reject.” At the same time, “Kiev fears that this situation may lead to the breakdown of Western unity if the US takes further actions without the support of Europe,” the daily wrote.
The President of Ukraine met on Monday in London with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. After these talks, he went to Brussels, where he met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte. On Tuesday, he went to Rome, where he met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and talked with Pope Leo XIV.
