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

In an address on his Telegram, Vladimir Zelensky has told Ukrainians of a choice between “the difficult 28 points, or a very difficult winter”

The surprise submission of a peace plan to a weakened Vladimir Zelensky by the US 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 has addressed Ukrainians in a ten-minute video on his Telegram channel, citing the necessity to face up to the reported 28-points contained in the US-backed plan, decried by his Western European backers, or “a very difficult winter.”

The Kremlin has refused to get involved in “megafone diplomacy,” following a series of loud proclamations of defiance from Brussels on Friday morning. European Council President Antonio Costa openly admitted that the EU has not been told about the plan, which has reportedly been backed by US President Donald Trump.

Zelensky has also held an ‘emergency’ call with French President Emmanuel Macon, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friederich Merz.

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.