Ukraine’s Allies Push Back on a US Peace Plan Seen as Favoring Moscow

TOPSHOT – Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a heavily damaged building following an air attack in Zaporizhzhia on October 30, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed one person, wounded 17 and caused emergency power outages across the country, Ukrainian authorities said on October 30, 2025. (Photo by Marina MOISEIENKO / AFP) (Photo by MARINA MOISEIENKO/AFP via Getty Images)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Western allies have rallied around the country as they push to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed Ukrainians “will always defend” their home. A Ukrainian delegation, joined by France, Germany, and the U.K., is preparing for talks with Washington in Switzerland on Sunday. The U.S. plan suggests Ukraine hand over territory to Russia, which Kyiv has ruled out. European leaders have expressed concerns about the plan, emphasizing that borders must not be changed by force. They insist on being consulted in peace efforts, warning against rushing a deal. Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Saturday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. proposal was not his “final offer.”