The U.S. plan contains many of Russian President Vladimir Putin's longstanding demands, including Ukrainian territorial concessions, while offering limited security guarantees to Ukraine.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff presents Ukraine war peace framework requiring territorial concessions, sparking European ally concerns and pressure on Zelenskyy.

European defence shares fell on Friday to their lowest since late August, as reports about a U.S.-backed deal to end the war in Ukraine hit one of the region's best-performing sectors this year. Washington has presented Kyiv with a 28-point plan that would endorse many of Russia's main demands.

At least 10 people were killed in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil when a Russian missile hit a residential building, a Ukrainian official said.

A major security scare gripped Eastern Europe after Poland, a NATO nation, scrambled fighter jets in the early hours of November 18 amid an intense Russian aerial assault on Ukraine’s western regions bordering Poland.

European defence shares fell to their lowest levels since early September on ​Friday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he ‌was ready for "honest" work on a U. An index of aerospace and defence companies was last down 2.