A team of Ukrainian negotiators was headed to the United States on Saturday for talks on a US plan to end the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Washington’s original proposal — drafted without input from Ukraine’s European allies — would have seen Kiev withdraw from its eastern Donetsk region and the United States de facto recognise the Donetsk, Crimea and Lugansk regions as Russian.
The United States pared back the initial draft following criticism from Kiev and Europe, but the current contents remain unclear.
Zelenskyy is due to visit Paris on Monday for talks with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, according to a French official.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin has stated that Russia is still open to negotiations and is committed to a diplomatic resolution of the conflict.