Ukraine will lose partner or its dignity, warns Zelenskyy, as Trump suggests Thanksgiving ‘deadline’ to accept deal – Europe live

4.56pm GMT

The European Union has imposed sanctions against Russian prison officials responsible for the death of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.
Roshchyna was reporting on Russia’s systematic policy of extrajudicial detention and torture in occupied parts of Ukraine, before falling victim to it herself. She died at the age of 27 last year after more than a year in Russian captivity. Her body was returned earlier this year with some of the internal organs missing.
Roshchyna’s death in captivity was investigated earlier this year by the Viktoriia Project, a consortium including the Guardian, Ukrainska Pravda and other reporting partners.
Sources close to the official Ukrainian investigation disclosed to the Viktoriia Project that examination of Roshchyna’s body after its repatriation earlier this year showed the hyoid bone in her neck was broken, damage which can occur during strangulation. The body was also returned with the brain, eyes and larynx removed.
Roshchyna spent nearly nine months imprisoned at pre-trial detention centre number 2 in the city of Taganrog, which was repurposed as a holding centre for Ukrainian detainees and has been identified as one of the worst places for torture and mistreatment.
The sanctions list includes senior officials from the Rostov region’s penitentiary service where Roshchyna was held, including its head, Andrei Polyakov, the chief of Taganrog’s remand prison No 2, Aleksandr Shtoda, and his deputies Andrei Mikhailichenko and Andrei Sapitsky.
European officials say the men bear responsibility for the torture and deaths of 15 detainees at the remand prison.

Related: EU imposes sanctions on Russian prison officials responsible for death of Ukrainian journalist

4.46pm GMT

We’ve been here before: the Trump administration announces a roadmap towards peace in Ukraine that seems to be dramatically skewed towards Moscow’s demands; Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets on the phone to alarmed European allies; they quickly call Trump to message him that the whole idea is unworkable; the plan quietly dies. Rinse and repeat.
This time it feels a bit different, however. Reports on Friday suggested the US has threatened that if Ukraine does not sign a hastily concocted peace plan, Washington could withdraw intelligence sharing and other support critical to the Ukrainian war effort.
Zelenskyy addressed the nation, saying Ukraine was faced with a choice of “losing our dignity or the risk of losing our key partner”. He spoke of an extremely difficult week ahead, and of unbearable pressure being put on.
The timing is particularly bad for Ukraine: the war’s fourth winter is shaping up to be its most difficult, as the country faces an acute power shortage after Russian attacks on infrastructure. Morale is flagging, people are exhausted and Zelenskyy’s inner circle is embroiled in a huge corruption scandal.

Related: Trump may yet impose a Ukraine deal – but it threatens to be a disaster for Kyiv

4.32pm GMT
Trump says he wants Ukraine to accept peace deal by Thanksgiving

US president Donald Trump said in a radio interview that he thinks Thanksgiving, which is this coming Thursday, is an appropriate deadline for Ukraine to accept a US-backed peace proposal to end Russia’s war in the country.
“I’ve had a lot of deadlines, but if things are working well, you tend to extend the deadlines. But Thursday is we think is an appropriate time,” Trump told Fox News Radio’s The Brian Kilmeade Show on Friday.

Updated at 4.48pm GMT

4.23pm GMT
Zelenskyy warns of 'most difficult moment in history' amid pressure to accept US plan

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said his nation was facing “one of the most difficult moments in history” after being presented with a 28-point peace plan drafted by the US, which pressured Kyiv to end the war in the country and concede territory to Russia.
In a 10-minute address to the nation, Zelenskyy warned Ukrainians they were facing the pressure of either losing a key partner, the US, or dealing with “an extremely difficult” winter ahead.

4.15pm GMT

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held call with US vice-president JD Vance, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
In earlier remarks, Zelenskyy appeared careful not to reject the US plan or to offend the Americans.
“We value the efforts of the United States, president Trump, and his team aimed at ending this war. We are working on the document prepared by the American side. This must be a plan that ensures a real and dignified peace,” he said.

4.01pm GMT

That’s all from me, Jakub Krupa, but stay with us on Europe Live for more coverage of the situation in Ukraine – Tom Ambrose will guide you through the latest developments this afternoon.

3.58pm GMT
Any Ukraine plan must 'abide' by UN resolution, respect 'territorial integrity,' UN chief says

UN chief António Guterres also insisted that any peace plan for Ukraine must “abide” by UN resolutions upholding the country’s “territorial integrity,” AFP reported.
“We are talking about something that is in the press that was never presented formally by the United States or by any other entity,” Guterres told a news conference in Johannesburg ahead of a G20 summit.
“For us, a peace solution for Ukraine that is in line with these principles would also abide by the resolutions of the General Assembly that clearly indicated that the territorial integrity of Ukraine and... the territorial integrity of states must be respected,” he said.

3.36pm GMT
'Matters concerning Ukraine are for Ukraine to decide,' Finland's president Stubb, top officials says

Meanwhile, Finland’s president Alexander Stubb and other top Finnish government officials insisted in a statement that Ukraine must be allowed to make its own decisions on how to end the war with Russia.
“Matters concerning Ukraine are for Ukraine to decide, and decisions about Europe cannot be made without Europe’s involvement,” they said, in a statement reported by Rueters.

3.26pm GMT
In stark address to nation, Zelenskyy warns of 'one of most difficult moments in history' - summary

Zelenskyy’s 10-minute address to the nation, published here, spells out in very stark terms the position in which Ukraine finds itself as the US ramps up pressure on Kyiv to end the war. What are the main points of his speech?
In the speech, recorded to mark the Ukrainian holiday, the Day of Dignity and Freedom, Zelenskyy warns Ukrainians that “now is one of the most difficult moments in our history,” with “difficult” pressure on Ukraine as it “may find itself facing a very difficult choice: either loss of dignity, or the risk of losing a key partner,” or accepting the 28 points or facing “an extremely difficult” winter ahead.
Zelenskyy says that Ukraine’s partners – he means the US, primarily – will expect him to give an answer to the US proposal soon, and recalls his oath of office to protect the Ukrainian constitution as his guiding principle in these considerations.
“I will never betray it. The national Ukrainian interest must be taken into account,” he says.
He says he will seek to find “constructive solutions,” and he is ready to “present arguments, convince and offer alternatives,” but will never allow this situation to create an impression that “Ukraine does not want peace or is disrupting the process” of seeking an end to the war. “This will not happen,” he stresses.
He says that Ukrainian officials will work over the weekend and into next week, “as long as it takes,” 24/7 to improve the US plan, so “that among all the points, at least two are not missed: the dignity and freedom of Ukrainians.”
“Because everything else is based on this – our sovereignty, our independence, our land, our people. And the Ukrainian future,” he says.
Zelenskyy also pointedly notes the support he is getting from European partners, who he says understand “that Russia is not far away … and Ukraine is the only shield separating comfortable European life from Putin’s plans [of aggression].”
He says he appreciates the praise for the heroic Ukrainian nation as they fight against the Russian invasion, but says that Ukrainians are under unimaginable pressure as daily attacks continue.

“We are, of course, made of steel. But any metal, even the strongest, may not withstand [all of] it.”

Recalling the beginning of the full-scale war in 2022, Zelenskyy also seeks to reignite that sense of national unity, as he urges the nation to unite and “stop the political games” in the face of adversity.
He says he has faced various pressures then in 2022 and throughout this crisis, but resisted them as he “felt the support of everyone behind my back.”
“We did not betray Ukraine then, we will not do it now,” he says.
But he concedes that “the next week will be very difficult” with “a lot of pressure” on Ukraine to get it to agree to far-reaching concessions – but insists he won’t let that happen.
He says Ukraine will work diplomatically to achieve peace for the sake of “our peace, … our dignity, … our freedom.”
He ends on his customary greeting “glory to Ukraine.”

Updated at 3.28pm GMT

3.05pm GMT
Ukraine faces choice of losing major partner or its dignity, Zelenskyy says as he considers response to US peace deal proposal

We are now getting first lines from Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s extraordinary video address to the nation, in which he warned that next week could be “very difficult” for Ukraine with a lot of political pressure coming towards Kyiv as the US hopes to force through its peace proposal.
Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine is facing “one of the most difficult moments of its history,” and a choice “of losing a major partner [in the US] or Ukraine’s dignity.”
The president stressed he will not betray Ukraine’s national interest and will seek to work “constructively” with the US to amend the proposed deal, so Russia cannot argue that Kyiv does not want peace.
I will bring you full quotes as soon as we have them.

2.28pm GMT
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches as member of European Parliament

While we’re on the UK, Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia when he was a member of the European Parliament.
Gill, a member of the Ukip and Brexit party blocs led by Nigel Farage in the European parliament, had pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery between 6 December 2018 and 18 July 2019.

Related: Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches

Police say Gill received the equivalent of at least £40,000 and could have got even more from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset who is also under investigation but is now believed to be in Moscow.
Investigators who were taken by surprise by Gill’s guilty plea in September say he has given no explanation about his motivation, but they believe he was largely driven by financial need.
The statements he made were designed to benefit the Kremlin’s narrative on Ukraine in the period before Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour in 2022. Gill made the statements in the European parliament and also on a pro-Russian Ukrainian television channel linked to an ally of Vladimir Putin.

Related: Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill

2.20pm GMT
Ukraine's sovereignty is fundamental principle for any future deal, UK PM says

Meanwhile, UK prime minister Keir Starmer insisted that Ukraine “must determine its future under its sovereignty” after his call with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and other European leaders earlier today.
Following the call, Starmer told broadcasters, via PA news agency:

“We all want a just and lasting peace. That’s what the president of America wants. That’s what we all want.
And so we need to work from where we are to that end.
But the principle that Ukraine must determine its future under its sovereignty is a fundamental principle.”

1.47pm GMT
Peace deal must not punish victim and overlook crimes of aggressor, Czech president says, calling for assurances and 'full say' for Europe

Separately, Czech president Petr Pavel has struck a similar tone as he warned that “for the peace plan to be just, it must not punish the victim or overlook the crimes committed.”
Pavel, a retired army general, noted that the “details of the latest proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine are not official yet,” but stressed that “it remains the case that the bloodshed could stop at once with a ceasefire, which Russia continues to refuse.”
He added that if any peace deal is to have a lasting effect, “it must guarantee Ukraine’s sovereignty, ability to chart its own course, and decent future.”
“Ukrainians and Europeans know Russia all too well and need credible assurances that this aggression will not return. That is why Ukraine and Europe must have a full say in any settlement,” he added.

1.36pm GMT
You can't reward aggressor as it invites more aggression, EU's Kallas warns

Speaking on the sidelines of the EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum, Kallas further stresses that “for any peace to be sustainable, it has to have certain elements” to meet all parties’ expectations.
“If you just give in to the aggression, then you invite for more aggression and this is dangerous,” she says.
“This is dangerous, not only for us in Europe, but also our Indo-Pacific partners, because all those countries around that might have an appetite for the neighbours’ territories will learn that this is this is okay, it pays off. And this is a very dangerous moment for all,” she says.
She also says:

“We all want this war to end, but how it ends matters. Russia has no legal right whatsoever to any concessions from the country it invaded, ultimately the terms of any agreement are for Ukraine to decide.”

Updated at 1.42pm GMT

1.33pm GMT

Oh, that’s interesting.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, speaking in Brussels, says the US sanctions on Russia are due to kick in today, and she pointedly adds that “I hope we don’t see … a decision that these sanctions are postponed, because this is exactly what Russia wants.”

1.13pm GMT
All decisions with implications for Europe, Nato need support of partners, France says, as it backs Ukraine

We are now getting a line from the Élysée Palace with their take on the call, repeating the key lines from the other statements about the “unwavering commitment to a just and lasting peace” and the need to “fully involve Ukraine, preserve its sovereignty and guarantee its future security.”
Once again, there is also a line that says that “all decisions that have implications for the interests of Europe and Nato require the joint support and consensus of European partners and Nato allies respectively.”
As argued earlier (13:30), that’s Europe outlining its red lines for any deal right there.

Updated at 1.18pm GMT

12.45pm GMT
Ukraine, European countries to coordinate on making sure Ukraine's 'principled' positions are included in peace deal, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has just posted his reaction to the call too, thanking the leaders for their “principled support for Ukraine and for all our people.”
He says the leaders “appreciate the efforts of the US, president Trump and his team aimed at ending this war,” and are working on the US document.
“This must be a plan that ensures a real and dignified peace,” he says, adding – again, pointedly – that the four leaders want to ensure that Ukraine’s “principled positions are taken into account.”
“We coordinated the next steps and agreed that our teams will work together at the corresponding levels.,” he said.

Updated at 12.58pm GMT

12.30pm GMT
Cautious wording of post-call German statement reveals concern among allies

For all the positive language in the first part of the German statement after the leaders’ call about the importance of getting the deal, the last few paragraphs – about the need to “safeguard vital European and Ukrainian interests in the long term” and to make sure the deal gets accepted by all allies – clearly signal concern about what’s in the proposal as, essentially, the current deal does not appear to be nowhere near meeting these two conditions.
One to follow closely as these diplomatic engagements will no doubt continue over the weekend.

Updated at 12.39pm GMT

12.17pm GMT
Merz, Macron, Starmer confirm full support for Ukraine after call with Zelenskyy, Germany confirms

A spokesperson for the German chancellor, Fredrich Merz, has just confirmed that Merz, France’s Emmanuel Macron, and UK’s Keir Starmer spoke with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, earlier this morning.
The readout, published in German, said the leaders confirmed their “unwavering and full support for Ukraine on the path to a lasting and just peace.”
The leaders also “welcomed the US efforts to end the war in Ukraine,” including proposals to confirm Ukraine’s sovereignty and provide “robust” security guarantees, and intend to “coordinate closely” further on this.
But they also noted that they will “continue pursuing the goal of safeguarding vital European and Ukrainian interests in the long term,” stressing that the current line of contact should serve “as the starting point” for any territorial discussion.
But, crucially, they also noted that any peace agreement “affecting European states, the European Union, or Nato requires the approval of European partners or a consensus among the allies.”

11.44am GMT
Ukraine should negotiate 'now' or risk losing more territory, Kremlin warns

Meanwhile, the Kremlin said that Ukraine should enter negotiations on ending the war “now” or face the prospect of losing more territory.
“The effective work of the Russian armed forces should convince Zelensky: it is better to negotiate and do it now rather than later,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, as quoted by AFP.
“The space for the freedom of decision-making is shrinking for him as territories are lost during offensive actions by the Russian army,” he added.
Curiously, he claimed that Moscow had not officially received the US plan.

11.41am GMT

Over in Brussels, we have also had a confirmation from the European Commission that its work on the immobilised Russian assets “will continue,” regardless of the peace talks led by the US.

11.39am GMT
'All negotiations should be conducted with Ukraine's participation,' Poland's Tusk says

Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk said in a social media post that “all negotiations should be conducted with Ukraine’s participation.”
He said:

“Poles will make decisions concerning Poland; nothing about us without us. In the matter of peace, all negotations should be conducted with Ukraine’s participation.”

11.32am GMT
US 'peace proposal' includes Russianisms prompting questions about authorship of text - analysis

in Kyiv
Some of the phrases in the US’s “peace proposal” for Ukraine appear to have been originally written in Russian. In several places the language would work in Russian but seems distinctly odd in English.

Related: What do we know about the reported US-Russian plan to end the Ukraine war?

The third point of the 28-point plan reads: “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighbouring countries and Nato will not expand further.”“It is expected” is a clunky passive construction in English. The Russian version – ожидается or ozhidayetsya – makes more sense and is a familiar verb form.
Other Russianisms that appear to have crept into the text include неоднозначности (ambiguities) and “закрепить” (to enshrine).The White House has acknowledged Kirill Dmitriev, Vladimir Putin’s envoy, wrote the proposal together with Donald Trump’s special representative Steve Witkoff. The pair hammered out the text during a meeting in Miami.
Ukraine and its European partners were excluded from the drafting process.

11.24am GMT

At the European Commission’s midday briefing, we have just been given a confirmation of António Costa’s earlier comments that the EU had not been “officially communicated” the US-Russian plan on Ukraine before it was made public (10:54).
There also a repeated hint that von der Leyen could be speaking to Zelenskyy very soon, and we are told to “stay tuned” on this.

10.55am GMT

We are now getting more confirmations of the call (11:14), also via sources to AFP and Reuters.

10.23am GMT
Germany's Merz expected to speak with Trump - German media

German Bild tabloid is also reporting that Merz is expected to hold a phone call not only with Zelenskyy, but also with the US president, Donald Trump.
Mind you: there’s been no official confirmation yet.

Updated at 10.30am GMT

10.14am GMT
European leaders expected to hold urgent talks with Zelenskyy about US-Russian plans - reports

Bloomberg (£) is reporting that a number of European leaders – including UK’s Keir Starmer, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Friedrich Merz – are expected to join an urgent call with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy at noon European time to discuss the US-Russian proposal for ending the war.
Separately, Reuters also confirmed that Merz pulled out from a planned event to clear his schedule and join the call.
A further meeting is expected on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa on Saturday, Bloomberg said.
I will keep an eye for more on this.

10.07am GMT
US proposal 'not a real plan,' and only Ukraine can decide about compromises, German foreign minister says

Meanwhile, German foreign minister Johann Wadephul told journalists that the 28-point proposal on Ukraine was “not a real plan” with so many details still needing further work.
“From my point of view, it is not a real plan, but simply a list of topics,” Johann Wadephul told journalists in Brussels, in comments reported by AFP.

“I believe it is the task of the negotiating parties to define this.”

He then added that “we want to ensure that Ukraine can discuss these points from a strong negotiating position.”

“It will be Ukraine that decides what compromises it makes, just as Russia will have to make such decisions for its part.”

Updated at 10.35am GMT

10.03am GMT

Ooof. The EU leaders now get asked by a reporter about how the bloc finds itself so “appallingly sidelined” in the talks on Ukraine, with some further criticism of its slow decision-making on key issues.
Von der Leyen responds by saying that Putin’s plans to take Kyiv in three days or three weeks failed “first and foremost because of the courage of the Ukrainian people, without any question,” but she stresses that the EU “supported, from day one, the Ukrainian people as much as possible.”
She then talks up “biting sanctions” on Ukraine and insists “we will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
And that ends the press conference.

9.54am GMT
EU not told about plans for Ukraine, EU's Costa admits

Unsurprisingly, the questions focus on Ukraine, however.
European Council president António Costa openly admits that the EU has not been told about the US plan, so “it makes no sense to comment” on it.
But von der Leyen goes a bit further – and more diplomatically – as she says that the EU have been working with Zelenskyy and the Coalition of the Willing towards “just and lasting peace” for Ukraine.

“As you said yesterday, a 28 point plan was made public. We will discuss the situation both with European leaders and with leaders here on the sidelines of the G20.”

She also says she will “reach out to President Zelenskyy to discuss the matter.”
She adds that the key principle remains “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.”

9.50am GMT

Meanwhile, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president António Costa are now speaking in Johannesburg ahead of the G20 summit starting tomorrow.
She says that “Europe is doubling down on our core belief that rules based trade delivers we will continue to champion partnership, openness and fair competition,” as the key message it’s bringing to G20.
She says the EU is working to finalise trade agreements with India, Australia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and the UAE.
She also stresses the need to push ahead with “clean energy technologies and clean energy transitions, because not only do they meet our urgent need to tackle climate change, but they do much, much more.”
She also puts emphasis on global work on digital governance and AI as something that needs further work.

Updated at 9.51am GMT

9.33am GMT
Trump's proposal gains momentum and tests EU's leadership, Hungary's Orbán says

Meanwhile, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has backed the US proposal, saying that Trump’s initiative “has gained new momentum,” and using this to repeat his longstanding criticism of the EU’s policy towards Ukraine.
A close Trump ally, who met with him in and out of office, Orbán heaped praise on the US president’s plan for Ukraine.
“The American President is a persistent maverick. If he had been President at the time, the war would never have broken out. It is clear that once he sets his mind on something, he does not let it go, and he has certainly set his mind on ending the Russian-Ukrainian war,” he said in a post on X.
Orbán, who repeatedly criticised the EU and maintained relationship with Moscow throughout the war, contrasted Trump’s position on the war with that of the European Union, accusing the EU leaders of “losing the plot once again.”
“While Washington is negotiating peace, the President of the Commission is busy figuring out how to secure even more money for Ukraine and for financing the war. We Hungarians will have a word or two to say about this. The moment of truth is upon us. More precisely, it is upon the Brusselian leadership,” he said.
Separately, Orbán said in a radio interview that the coming weeks will be key for a controversial US proposal to stop the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
“This peace plan includes propositions on which the Russians and the Americans have already held preliminary discussions,” Orban said in a radio interview, reported by AFP. “I think we’re at a decisive moment, the next two or three weeks will be crucial.”

Updated at 9.41am GMT

9.06am GMT
Unimpressed with 'absurd' proposals, Ukraine faces tricky negotiations - analysis

Luke Harding in Kyiv and Andrew Roth in Washington
The cautious response from Ukraine’s presidential administration followed angry denouncements of the plan by some Ukrainian officials who called it “absurd” and unacceptable.
But American diplomats said Donald Trump was trying to achieve peace “with an incredible sense of momentum”.
His administration was pursuing an “aggressive timeline” with the Ukrainians to reach an agreement, they added, and wanted to achieve this in the “shortest possible” period.
The White House said the plan was “good” for both sides, rejecting concerns that it echoes many of Moscow’s demands.
Officials in Kyiv were unimpressed. They said the proposal – reportedly drafted by Kirill Dmitriev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff – was a “provocation”, the aim of which was to stir up division and “disorientate” Ukraine’s allies, they added.

8.43am GMT
Ukraine needs 'real, dignified' peace, Zelenskyy says

In his nightly video last night, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered a bit of insight into his thinking about the deal, as he said:

“The American side presented its proposals: the points of a plan to end the war, their vision.
From the first days of the war, we upheld one very simple position: Ukraine needs peace. A real peace, one that will not by broken by a third invasion. A dignified peace, with terms that respect our independence, our sovereignty, and the dignity of the Ukrainian people. And it is exactly such terms that we must secure.
I outlined our key principles, and we agreed that our teams will work on these proposals.”

Zelenskyy also said that he’s in close contact with Finland’s Alexander Stubb – who is one of the best connected European leaders in the US, and plays a key role behind the scenes – as well as France’s Emmanuel Macron.
He also confirmed he expected to speak with Trump “in the coming days.”

8.33am GMT
Morning opening: Europe scrambles to respond to US plan for Ukraine

EU leaders are scrambling to respond to the US-led proposal for ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine, amid signs that the US president, Donald Trump, and his administration want to progress the deal to an “aggressive timeline”.

Related: Zelenskyy to negotiate with Trump over US-Russia peace deal requiring painful concessions

But a number of points in the draft deal appear to violate Ukraine’s longstanding red lines, and clash with the EU’s and European Nato member’s interests.

Related: What do we know about the reported US-Russian plan to end the Ukraine war?

EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, repeated in the last few minutes at the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum that “for any peace plan to work, it has to be with Ukraine and with the Europeans on board”.
She said:

“We are four years into Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, with no real signs that Moscow wants peace.
If Russia really wanted peace, it would have accepted the unconditional ceasefire that has been on the table since March this year.”

But she added:

“We are supportive of any plan that brings about just and lasting peace.”

The key question for many in Europe for the coming days will be: is giving in to most of Russia’s demands under the US plan really moving us towards “just and lasting” peace?
I will bring you all the key reactions here.
It’s Friday, 21 November 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
Good morning.