After being blindsided by President Donald Trump’s 28-point plan last month, some Europeans have expressed extreme disquiet at being apparently sidelined in talks.

Meanwhile, Zelensky says some things "still need to be worked out" in the draft peace plan, but the US is taking "serious steps" to end the war.

Economic and military pressures could force Russia’s hand. But its economy, though strained, is not strained enough to do that, analysts say. And President Vladimir V. Putin says Russia is winning the war.

Putin also claimed that Zelensky’s European allies have pushed for demands that are “absolutely unacceptable."

The European Union on Wednesday revealed details of its plan to use billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's needs over the next two years, but Belgium rejected the scheme and insisted that it poses major financial and legal risks.

Russia launched its largest barrage of drones and missiles in a month across Ukraine, killing at least three people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, as a Kyiv delegation heads to the United States for fresh peace talks.

BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to make a legal proposal this week to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine while also leaving open the possibility of borrowing on financial markets or mixing the two options, four sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

In an exclusive interview, Mikhail Khodorkovsky says Vladimir Putin has abandoned his previous pragmatism — and reveals the U.S. oil company he nearly merged Yukos with.