As for Mr Trump, he again betrayed his underlying bias: sympathy for Russia and indifference to Ukraine. Ahead of the Geneva talks he dismissively said Mr Zelensky “can continue to fight his little heart out” if no agreement were reached, and complained on social media that “UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS.”

Ukraine's allies have expressed concern that the plan favours Russia, but Zelensky says Kyiv's interests could be included.

Senior officials from the US, Ukraine and Europe have arrived in Geneva for talks on a proposed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, as Kyiv and its allies try to assess apparent disagreements within the Trump administration over the proposal.

President Donald Trump on Thursday called several Democratic veterans and national security specialists "traitors" who should face the death penalty for releasing a joint video in which they said that U.

The White House wants Kyiv to sign off on a “framework” to end the war in Ukraine based upon the U.S.-crafted 28-point peace plan by Thursday, according to three U.S. officials.