European leaders are hoping to bolster the controversial plan, which Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was forcing his country to choose between "dignity" and a "key partner."

European leaders are set to meet in South Africa to discuss alternatives to a U.S. plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine as a top Ukrainian delegation prepared for direct talks with Washington.

European and other Western leaders meeting on the sidelines of a G20 summit scrambled on Saturday to come up with a coordinated response to U.S. President Donald Trump's demand for Ukraine to accept his peace plan with Russia by Thursday.

“U.S. capability is unique. That’s absolutely clear and irreplaceable, even in a NATO context,” said James Appathurai, interim head of NATO’s DIANA defense innovation program. However, he added, “there are commercial options available to any country that were not available or not thought of even a few years ago.”

Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed a series of advances across multiple frontline sectors, reporting the capture of Zvanovka and Novoye Zaporozhye and asserting full control over the right bank of the Gaichur.

Fox News senior foreign policy correspondent and anchor Gillian Turner comments on the United States' proposed peace deal to end the war in Ukraine on ‘Special Report’.