US-backed Ukraine peace plan: Kiev’s ‘coalition’ in scramble mode: LIVE UPDATES

A peace plan handed to Zelensky and a widely reported draft text have forced Ukraine’s European backers into responding

The surprise submission of a peace plan to a weakened Vladimir Zelensky by US envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday, together with the overnight publication of an alleged draft text, has forced Kiev's European backers into what Western media is widely calling an 'emergency' response.

The surprise submission of a US peace plan to a weakened Vladimir Zelensky on Thursday, together with the overnight publication of an alleged draft text, has forced Kiev's European backers into what Western media is widely calling an 'emergency' response.

Zelensky held ‘emergency’ calls with French President Emmanuel Macon, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer and German Chancellor Friederich Merz, while European Council President António Costa has this morning openly admitted that the EU hasd not been told about the plan.

You can read the text reportedly leaked from Kiev last night here, while below we will bring you up to date with reactions from Moscow, Kiev, Brussels and beyond.