"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Kyiv is willing to turn parts of the Donbas region that his troops currently control into a demilitarised zone (DMZ), if Russia also commits to keeping its soldiers out of this region. Zelenskyy's comments represent Ukraine's biggest territorial concession so far as he faces mounting pressure from both Russian military advances and United States President Donald Trump to agree to a ceasefire agreement with Moscow."
"The Ukrainian president also spoke of a second DMZ, near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — Europe's largest — which is currently controlled by Russia. The DMZ proposals, he said, were part of a 20-point peace plan seeking the end of the Ukraine war, which Zelenskyy on Tuesday said was backed by the US. Here is what we know about the plan, and whether demilitarised zones could work in Ukraine."
Kyiv has proposed converting parts of the Donbas that Ukrainian forces now control into a demilitarised zone, conditional on Russia committing to keep its soldiers out. A second proposed DMZ would sit near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, currently under Russian control. Both DMZs are elements of a 20-point peace plan described as backed by the United States and negotiated between Washington and Kyiv in Florida. The plan was unveiled during a two-hour briefing in which Zelenskyy read from an annotated copy. Negotiations remain contentious over NATO membership, with Russia and the Trump administration opposing Ukrainian accession while Kyiv resists constitutional prohibition.
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