A Foreign Office minister has declined to brand a reported US and Russia peace plan which would see Ukraine make significant concessions as unacceptable.

Hamish Falconer said he would not be drawn on media reports which suggest the new framework would require Ukraine to give up territory and accept limits on the size of its army to end the war.

Downing Street said it shares US President Donald Trump’s desire to end the war but added “only the Ukrainian people can determine their future”.

The draft plan has not been confirmed by Washington or Moscow.

US army secretary Dan Driscoll is making a visit to Kyiv on Thursday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

In a post on X, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said: “Achieving a durable peace will require both sides to agree

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