By Alperen Aktas
ISTANBUL (AA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that the proposed plan to end the Moscow-Kyiv war has been reduced from 28 to 20 points, with what he described as “non-Ukrainian” elements removed, but noted that no compromise has yet been reached on territorial issues.
“There were 28 points, now there are 20. We have aligned this direction and quite frankly, the non-Ukrainian points have been removed.
"The mood of the Americans, in principle, is for finding a compromise. Of course, there are complex issues related to the territory. A compromise has not yet been found there,” Zelenskyy told reporters, as quoted by Interfax-Ukraine.
Zelenskyy is in London for high-level talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, where the leaders discussed the latest US-brokered peace proposals and the need for unity ahead of upcoming negotiations.
European officials said new rounds of EU and US sanctions are beginning to hurt Russia’s economy, giving Ukraine additional leverage as discussions continue.
The meeting stressed Europe’s position that any ceasefire must be “just and lasting,” while Zelenskyy emphasized that coordinated action with both Europe and the US is essential as talks move into a sensitive stage.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian leader confirmed that he is considering Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal or First Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov for the post of the head of the President’s Office, while cautioning that their removal from existing roles requires parliamentary approval.
“I have options for Minister Shmyhal or Minister Fedorov, but there is a challenge here because the Rada (parliament) must remove them before they are appointed, and we don’t want it to be like in this game of Jenga, when you pull out one piece and everything falls apart,” he said.