Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he was ready to advance a US-backed framework for ending the war with Russia and discuss disputed points with US President Donald Trump in talks he said should include European allies.
US and Ukrainian officials have been trying to narrow their gaps over Trumps plan to end Europes deadliest and most devastating conflict since World War 2, with Ukraine wary of being strong-armed into accepting a deal largely on Russian terms, including territorial concessions.
In a speech to what is known as the coalition of the willing allies, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, Zelensky urged European leaders to hash out a framework for deploying a reassurance force to Ukraine and to keep backing it for as long as Russia showed no inclination to end its nearly four-year-old war.