War in Ukraine

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What's in the leaked US-Russia peace plan?

Ukraine's President Zelensky says he will "propose alternatives"
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  1. President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pictured at the White House in Washington D.C., during Zelensky's October 2025 visit. Trump has a neutral expression, and is wearing a dark suit with a pink tie. Zelensky is wearing a dark jacket with a colour, and is smiling. They are standing in front of a blue and yellow Ukrainian flag.

  2. Volodymyr Zelensky, in black mockneck, puts hand forward, which Dan Driscoll, which grey hair and navy suit, grips in both hands. In the background are gold and blue insignia and flags

  3. Stylised image showing a map of Ukraine overlaid with images of tanks and a soldier holding a shoulder launcher

  4. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky looks out during a press conference. His face is stern. He is wearing a black jacket and shirt. The Ukrainian flag - in blue and yellow - is displayed on the wall behind him.

  5. Andriy Yermak and Marco Rubio stand in front of Ukrainian and US flags in a conference room. Yermak is wearing a grey tie, and Rubio a red one.

  6. Rescue workers in winter clothes and high-vis orange vests clear debris in front of a damaged building in Ukraine

  7. Soldiers of the 423rd Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems “Scythian Griffins” stand in formation on October 10, 2025 in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.

  8. Ukrainian soldiers in full battle dress sit on a cannon in a muddy field.

  9. A shot through a window of a wasteland in Pokrovsk. The houses are severely damaged, the trees are bare and there is a large grey-black cloud in the distance

  10. Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the White House

  11. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukranian President Voloydmyr Zelensky, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sit next to one another.

  12. Jeremy Fish smiles at the camera inside a community hall. He has short dark hair and is wearing a red and white Santa Claus top. Behind him other volunteers at a wrapathon event can be seen talking.

  13. A young girl with long brunette hair wearing a white jumper is standing behind her younger brother with her arms around his shoulders. The boy is wearing a grey hoodie and a Santa hat. Behind them is a Christmas tree with gifts underneath.

  14. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the nation in front of the presidential office in Kyiv. Photo: 21 November 2025

  15. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a briefing to journalists at a military base. He is wearing a camouflage uniform and sat in a black office chair. The background of the image is a blue and white backdrop.

  16. Sir Keir Starmer

  17. Russian President Vladimir Putin in a suit and red tie say behind a table, Peskov, a man with grey hair wearing a suit is bending down listening to him talk.

  18. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky

    19. A girls with black braids and glasses holds a purple microphone

    • Volodymyr Zelensky wearing a black shirt

    • The Reliance Industries Ltd. oil refinery in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India, on Saturday, July 31, 2021. The Indian city of Jamnagar is a money-making machine for Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, processing crude oil into fuel, plastics and chemicals at the world's biggest oil refining complex that can produce 1.4 million barrels of petroleum a day. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    • Two Russian soldiers hold a Russian flag aloft.

    • A man walks past a car repair workshop which was damaged by a Russian drone strike. The floor is covered in debris and there's a burnt out car in the background