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Initially sidelined, Europeans want to muscle their way back to the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia by leveraging the key issues that can only be settled with their consent. But what are they? Analysis:

A flurry of recent diplomatic activity has seen two competing peace plans for Ukraine emerge.

The Prime Minister will host a call on Tuesday after efforts over the weekend between the US and Kyiv to broker a truce with Russia.

Editorial: The 28-point plan outlined last week by the US would have delivered peace on Putin’s terms. EU leaders must help Kyiv resist the bullying

Ukraine has been cornered into weighing terms it cannot accept and faces threat of losing its most important ally

The United States has set a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to accept its controversial 28-point peace plan, placing Kyiv’s embattled government under acute pressure. US President Donald Trump has described the proposal as “a starting point”, but both the substance and the process have provoked concern in Ukraine, Russia, and…

Moscow says European counterproposal ‘does not work for us’ in sign that both sides remain far apart

Some of Russia’s maximalist demands have been removed from original 28-point proposal, it is understood

Downing Street said efforts over the weekend between the US and Kyiv to broker a truce with Moscow marked a ‘major step’ forward.