Putin unmoved on Ukraine as Trump faces test over Zelenskyy peace plan
US President Donald Trump has linked Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s upcoming visit to Mar a Lago to his own approval of a proposed Ukraine peace plan, telling reporters that the Ukrainian leader “doesn’t have anything until I approve it.” Zelenskyy has described the joint US–Ukraine framework as “90% ready,” but Trump has so far refused to fully endorse it. The current 20 point plan was redrafted in Kyiv after a leaked 28 point version drew heavy backlash from Ukraine and some European allies, who said it read like a Russian wish list that pushed Kyiv toward capitulation. Zelenskyy has since held talks with Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and his son in law Jared Kushner to prepare for a face to face meeting in Florida. Any potential breakthrough still hinges on Moscow, where reaction has been muted. Russian officials have offered only cautious, […]