According to a report by the UK's Financial Times on local time September 9, an anonymous official told it that U.S. President Trump's envoy Witkow and son-in-law Kushner only gave Ukrainian President Zelenskyy a few days to consider and respond to a peace agreement. The agreement required Ukraine to accept territorial losses in the conflict with Russia in exchange for "unspecified" security guarantees provided by the United States.

The anonymous official also said that Zelenskyy informed the U.S. that he needed time to consult with other European allies before responding to Washington's proposal. Ukraine also worried that if the U.S. pushed the plan without European support, it could lead to a split within the Western alliance.

Zelenskyy also told European leaders that he was under pressure from the U.S. It was reported that Trump hoped to push the agreement through before Christmas.

A senior official from a Western country said that Ukraine is now in a dilemma: on one hand, it cannot accept giving up occupied territories, but on the other hand, it cannot really refuse the U.S. However, Zelenskyy had hinted to reporters on Monday: "The Americans are also looking for a compromise solution at the moment."

Previously, on the 8th, Zelenskyy met with the leaders of France, Germany, and the UK in London. At the meeting that day, German Chancellor Merkel hinted that the situation had become very urgent: "This may be a critical moment for all of us."

Zelenskyy told European leaders that he was worried that the EU would abandon using frozen Russian central bank assets to implement a "compensation loan" program, as European countries might fear that this move would anger the U.S. and cause it to withdraw security support for Europe.

Zelenskyy meets with British, French and German leaders in the UK, Oriental IC

Zelenskyy also said on the evening of the 9th that he was actively pushing discussions on the terms of the war-ending agreement. When talking about the U.S., Zelenskyy said: "The terms for Ukraine and Europe have been finalized, and we are ready to submit the plan to our American partners... We look forward to taking as effective and rapid actions as possible together with the U.S."

Zelenskyy said that both countries have made progress in revising the original "28-point U.S. Peace Plan." This version of the peace agreement contained many content seen as "clearly favoring" Russia, and Zelenskyy clearly stated that he refused to accept it. It was reported that the peace plan has been reduced to 20 points and is more favorable to Ukraine than the previous version overall.

Meanwhile, in the U.S., Witkow and Kushner held three-day negotiations with Ukrainian representatives in Miami last week. Ukraine was represented by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Umerov, and the Chief of the General Staff, Gernatov.

Last week, Russian President Putin met with the U.S. delegation in the Kremlin, Oriental IC

In an interview on Monday with "Politico," Trump was asked whether he had set a timeline for Zelenskyy to reach an agreement. Trump responded: "He needs to act quickly and start accepting reality... because he is losing."

For months, Russian forces have been continuously intensifying attacks on key Ukrainian targets and advancing on the battlefield, encircling or occupying several major towns in frontline areas. This has greatly undermined the morale of Ukrainian defenders while also providing a foothold for further Russian advances. Currently, both Russia and the U.S. demand that Ukraine give up regions like Donetsk as a basic condition for a ceasefire.

Zelenskyy stated in a statement on Tuesday evening that a real peace agreement requires the participation of Russia, the "country that launched the largest-scale war in Europe since 1945." He said: "As our negotiation team's partners correctly pointed out, everything depends on whether Russia is prepared to take effective measures to stop the bloodshed and prevent the war from breaking out again."

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