"On Friday, Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had until Thursday to approve the plan, which calls on Ukraine to cede territory, accept limits on its military and renounce ambitions to join NATO. For many Ukrainians, including soldiers fighting on the front lines, such terms would amount to capitulation after nearly four years of fighting in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two. On Saturday, Trump said the current proposal for ending the war is not his final offer."
"Since the US plan was announced, there has been confusion about who was involved in drawing it up. European allies said they had not been consulted. As officials began meeting, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the goal was to craft a plan acceptable to Ukraine which could be used in a negotiation with Russia. "Right now, I'm not yet convinced we're going to get the solution President Trump wants in the next few days," Merz said on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Johannesburg. Before heading to Geneva, Rubio insisted on X that Washington had authored the plan after remarks from some US senators suggesting otherwise."
A 28-point US-backed plan would require Ukraine to cede territory, accept military limits and renounce NATO ambitions. President Trump set a Thursday deadline for Ukrainian approval and said the proposal was not his final offer. Many Ukrainians and frontline soldiers view the terms as capitulation after nearly four years of full-scale war. US and Ukrainian officials began talks in Geneva with a US delegation led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio amid a tense atmosphere and competing claims over authorship. European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, seek a version acceptable to Ukraine for potential negotiations with Russia.
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