Ukraine's EU backers on Thursday insisted Kyiv and Europe needed to be involved in any peace plan, as the United States pushes a new proposal that appears to repeat Russia's demands.

The initiative from Washington -- reportedly drawn up in cooperation with Moscow -- has stirred fears that President Donald Trump could be see-sawing back to the Kremlin's side despite months of nudging by Europe.

"For any plan to work, it needs Ukrainians and Europeans on board," Kallas told reporters ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

"We have to understand that in this war, there is one aggressor and one victim. So we haven't heard of any concessions on the Russian side."

A source familiar with the US proposal told AFP Wednesday that it would see Kyiv ceding land to Moscow and more

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