Vice President JD Vance said today that the U.S. would “walk away” from negotiations to end the war in Ukraine unless both sides agreed to the American peace plan. The terms, as Vance laid out to reporters for the first time, closely align with Russia’s longstanding goals.

Vice President JD Vance said it was time for Kyiv and Moscow to accept the Trump administration's ideas for how to end the war in Ukraine or Washington would walk away from peace negotiations.

Ukraine is ready to negotiate but not to surrender, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Wednesday as details emerged in media reports of a U.S. proposal for a deal which would see Ukraine give up almost all territory currently occupied by Russia.

Yuliia Svyrydenko, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, has said that Ukraine is ready to negotiate but not to surrender, following a meeting in London to end the war waged by Russia. Source: European Pravda;

"There will be no agreement that gives Russia the stronger foundation it needs to regroup and return with greater violence," Ukrainian Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said in a statement. She emphasized that a full cease-fire — on land,