'US peace plan for Ukraine needs work'

EU, G7 say borders must not be changed by force

- REUTERS

EUROPEAN AND OTHER Western leaders said on Saturday a US peace plan was a basis for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine but needed “additional work, part of Western efforts to eke out a better deal for Kyiv before a Thursday deadline.

Meeting on the sidelines of a G20 summit, European and other Western leaders scrambled to come up with a coordinated response to US President Donald Trump's demand for Ukraine to accept his 28-point peace plan with Russia by Thursday. They agreed national security advisers from the E3 - France, Britain and Germany - would meet European Union, US and Ukrainian officials in Geneva on Sunday for further discussions. Italy would also send an official, diplomatic soutces said.