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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed willingness on Thursday to consider a U.S.-drafted peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, despite the proposal reportedly calling for Kyiv to make substantial concessions to Moscow. “We are ready now, as before, to work constructively with the American side, as well as with our partners in Europe and around the world, so that the outcome is peace,” Zelensky’s office said in a statement following his meeting with U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed willingness on Thursday to consider a U.S.-drafted peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, despite the proposal reportedly calling for Kyiv to make substantial concessions to Moscow. “We are ready now, as before, to work constructively with the American side, as well as with our partners in Europe and around the world, so that the outcome is peace,” Zelensky’s office said in a statement following his meeting with U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

However, it is unclear what the timeline for progress is and which points, if any, Zelensky has agreed to.

Reports emerged this week that Trump administration envoy Steve Witkoff has been working secretly with Kirill Dmitriev, an envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, to draft a 28-point peace deal. The plan includes several elements that Ukraine has long considered nonstarters, including requiring it to make significant territorial concessions to Moscow and accept limits on the size and capabilities of its military, in exchange for U.S. security guarantees.

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