Kaya Khalis

EU foreign policy chief Kaya Khalis said for any peace plan to succeed, it has to be supported by Ukraine and Europe.

The US-Russian ceasefire blueprint is said to include highly disadvantageous terms for Kyiv, such as the complete surrender of the Donbas, even though Russian forces have failed to fully take it.

and limits on the size of Ukraine's army and weapons arsenal.

The release of the lopsided plan coincides with a debate in Brussels on whether to use frozen Russian assets to back a zero-interest loan to Ukraine, and amidst intensified Russian strikes on Ukraine's cities and energy infrastructure ahead.