The U.S. has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted frxwork to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The sources, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, said the proposals included cutting the size of Ukraine's armed forces, among other things. Washington wants Kyiv to accept the main points, they said.
Such a plan would represent a major setback for Kyiv as it faces further Russian territorial gains in eastern Ukraine and with Zelenskiy tackling a corruption scandal, which on Wednesday saw parliament dismiss the energy and justice ministers.
The White House declined to comment on the matter. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X that Washington "will continue to develop a list of potential ideas for ending this war based on input from both sides of this conflict."
"Ending a complex and deadly war such as the one in Ukraine requires an extensive exchange of serious and realistic ideas. And achieving a durable peace will require both sides to agree to difficult but necessary concessions," Rubio said.
A senior Ukrainian official earlier told Reuters that Kyiv had received "signals" about a set of U.S. proposals to end the war that Washington has discussed with Russia. Ukraine has had no role in preparing the proposals, the source said.

美国已向总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基发出信号，表示乌克兰必须接受一份由美国起草的结束与俄罗斯战争的框架方案。两名知情人士周三表示，该方案建议基辅放弃领土和部分武器。
消息人士因事态敏感要求匿名，他们说，这些提议包括削减乌克兰武装部队规模等内容。华盛顿希望基辅接受这些核心要点。
这样的计划对基辅而言将是一次重大挫折，因为乌克兰正面临俄罗斯在乌东地区的进一步领土推进，而泽连斯基本人也正处理一场腐败丑闻。就在周三，乌克兰议会罢免了能源部长和司法部长。
白宫对此拒绝置评。美国国务卿马可·鲁比奥在 X 上表示，华盛顿“将继续根据冲突双方的意见，拟定一份可能用于结束这场战争的方案清单。”鲁比奥说：“结束像乌克兰这样复杂而致命的战争，需要广泛交换严肃且现实的想法。而要实现持久和平，双方都必须接受那些艰难却必要的让步。”
一名高级乌克兰官员稍早告诉路透社，基辅已收到关于一套美国提议的“信号”，这些提议是华盛顿与俄罗斯讨论过的结束战争方案。该消息人士称，乌克兰在这些提议的制定过程中并未参与。