A proposed peace plan for Ukraine led by the United States has been met with anguish by many Ukrainians, who fear a post-war amnesty for Russian forces would erase accountability for alleged atrocitie

A proposed peace plan for Ukraine led by the United States has been met with anguish by many Ukrainians, who fear a postwar amnesty for Russian forces would erase accountability for alleged atrocities.

As residents of the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil face bombardment by night, and wreckage by day, they share their anger at an American peace proposal that many say favors Russia above Ukraine

The peace proposal read like a wish list for Russia. It would require Kyiv to relinquish captured terrain and shrink its army. It would bar Ukraine from joining NATO and also prohibit foreign troops from coming to its rescue in a future conflict.

US army secretary Dan Driscoll arrived in Abu Dhabi on Monday for talks with Ukraine’s military intelligence chief and a Russian delegation as Washington pushes a peace deal to end the Kremlin’s war.

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is in Abu Dhabi to meet with Russian officials, two U.S. officials and two diplomatic sources who were not authorized to speak publicly told CBS News.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro danced to an electronic remix of his own speeches promoting peace during a student day event in Caracas as friction with Washington continues to mount. (Reuters)

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said the current US peace proposal that heavily favors Moscow could “form the basis for a final peace settlement” in Ukraine.