"President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet top US Defense Department officials in Kyiv on November 20 amid reports that Moscow and Washington have drawn up a peace plan that calls for Ukraine to make major concessions. The new US-drafted proposal to halt the war in Ukraine sees Kyiv giving up some of its territory and some of its weaponry, news reports late on November 19 said."
"The US proposals also reportedly include cutting the size of Ukraine's armed forces and accepting a rollback of US military assistance that has been essential to Ukraine's fight against Russian forces. In addition, no foreign troops would be allowed on Ukrainian soil and Kyiv would no longer receive long-range weaponry. There was no immediate public response from Ukrainian officials to the reports. A Ukrainian official with direct knowledge of the proposal confirmed its contents but had no further comment."
""I hope the reporting in this story is not accurate, because what is outlined here is a really bad deal for Ukrainian, European , and American national interests," said Michael McFaul, a political science professor at Stanford University and the US ambassador to Russia in 2012-14. "Frankly, I'm shocked.""
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet top US Defense Department officials in Kyiv on November 20. A US-drafted 28-point proposal calls for Ukraine to give up some territory and some weaponry, cut the size of its armed forces, and accept a rollback of US military assistance. The proposal would bar foreign troops from Ukrainian soil and prohibit Kyiv from receiving long-range weapons. The proposals align closely with long-standing Russian demands and were detailed by The Financial Times and Reuters. A Ukrainian official confirmed the proposal's contents but offered no further comment, and analysts said it could find support in Kyiv.
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