Reuters: US urges Ukraine to make territorial concessions

The United States has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine should accept a US-developed framework to end the war with Russia, Reuters reported on November 19, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

The framework reportedly involves Ukraine giving up territories and certain types of weapons, the publication writes.

The sources, who wished to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the issue, said that among the proposals was a reduction in the size of Ukraine’s armed forces. According to the sources, Washington wants Kyiv to accept the key points.

Meanwhile, RBC-Ukraine, citing Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller, reports that he wrote on X that Ukraine received an urgent proposal from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev and US President’s special representative Steve Witkoff. The proposal was delivered to Ukraine’s Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Rustem Umerov.

This proposal “would amount to Ukraine’s capitulation.” It includes points such as halving Ukraine’s army, giving up certain types of weapons, and relinquishing the Donbas region.

By Vugar Khalilov