Trump: Zelensky ‘doesn’t have anything until I approve it’

Politico: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday and told reporters he’s bringing with him a new 20-point plan for peace. The framework includes a proposed demilitarized zone and the meeting is expected to focus on U.S. security guarantees.

But in an interview, Trump appeared lukewarm to Zelenskyy’s latest overture and in no rush to endorse the Ukrainian president’s proposal.

“He doesn’t have anything until I approve it,” Trump said. “So we’ll see what he’s got…

Newsweek: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is prepared to call a national referendum on a peace plan developed with U.S. President Donald Trump, should Russia agree to a 60-day ceasefire. The potential plebiscite could determine the fate of a United States-mediated framework aimed at ending Russia’s nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine…

Telegraph: Concessions from Ukraine will put the ball in Vladimir Putin’s court, leaving the Russian president with a choice to make.

Can Russian leader accept that a reciprocal military withdrawal from the Donbas province of Donetsk, or the survival of Ukraine as a sovereign state is an acceptable outcome?…