Trump Presents Ukraine With a ‘Very Tough Choice’

Zelensky said he’s being asked to decide between Ukraine losing its dignity or losing a key partner.

Two Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of an air attack. November 21, 2025, 5:52 PM

Russia’s War in Ukraine

Understanding the conflict three years on.

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Ukraine faces a difficult decision in the days ahead as the Trump administration pushes the country to embrace a 28-point peace plan that would see it make major concessions to Russia—including relinquishing control of territory that Russian forces don’t currently occupy.

“Right now, Ukraine is under some of the heaviest pressure yet,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday in an address to his nation. “Right now, Ukraine may find itself facing a v

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