Russia to get territory under US plan

Ukraine would give up a swathe of eastern territory to Russia and slash the size of its army under a sweeping 28-point peace plan backed by US President Donald Trump, according to a draft obtained by AFP.

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A photo released on Thursday shows Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky and US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll during a meeting in Kyiv.

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Kyiv would also pledge never to join Nato, and would not get the Western peacekeepers they have called for, although European warplanes would be stationed in Poland to protect Ukraine.

A US official told AFP the draft plan includes a powerful security guarantee for Kyiv, modelled on Nato rules, which would commit the US and European allies to respond to any attack on Ukraine.

Russia would meanwhile be readmitted to the G8 group of nations and be rewarded with sanctions relief under the plan, which US officials said was still a "working document".

The proposal involves major concessions by Kyiv, which has previously refused to cede any land, while appearing to meet many of Moscow’s maximalist demands following its 2022 invasion.