Minister avoids being critical of peace ‘plan’

UK Government Foreign Office minister has declined to brand a reported United States and Russia peace plan which would see Ukraine make significant concessions as ‘unacceptable’.

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Hamish Falconer said he would not be drawn on media reports which suggest the new framework would require Ukraine to give up territory and accept limits on the size of its army to end the war.

Downing Street said it shares US President Donald Trump's desire to end the war, but added “only the Ukrainian people can determine their future”.

The draft plan has not been confirmed by Washington or Moscow. US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll was making a visit to Kyiv yesterday to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.

In a post on social media, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said:

“Achieving a durable peace will require both sides to agree to difficult but necessary concessions. That is why we are and will continue to develop a list of potential ideas for ending this war based on input from both sides of this conflict”.