Reference News, November 22 report: According to Deutsche Welle, German Chancellor Merkel and other European leaders will meet during the G20 Summit held in Johannesburg to hold a crisis meeting on how to respond to the latest U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine.
The report states that French, Italian, and British leaders are expected to attend the meeting on the 22nd along with Merkel and EU officials such as President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Von der Leyen announced the news of this meeting on X platform.
Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Norway have also been invited; they are guest countries at this year's G20 Summit.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy wrote on X platform that he has informed von der Leyen and President of the European Council Antonio Costa of the U.S. proposal, and they are working together to ensure that it becomes a joint and fully consistent plan.
Von der Leyen and Costa said after their meeting with Zelenskyy: "Any decision regarding Ukraine should not be made without Ukraine's participation."
The report mentions that the U.S. plan disclosed this week would require Ukraine to make significant concessions, including withdrawing from some parts of eastern Ukraine that are not yet occupied by Russia, reducing its military size, and giving up the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO.
U.S. President Trump has demanded Kyiv to give a formal response to the plan by the 27th. (Translation/ Feng Xue)
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