Foreign minister Penny Wong has warned any peace plan for Ukraine must not hand new territory to Vladimir Putin, amid furious international backlash to Donald Trump’s proposal. The US president’s plan prompted a furious response from Ukrainians at the weekend, before the country’s European allies released an alternative plan during talks in Geneva. That plan omits some of the pro-Russia provisions included in the original, US-backed document and calls for Kyiv’s sovereignty to be respected. On Monday, Wong echoed that call and said a resolution to the nearly four-year war was needed. It also rules out a European peacekeeping force and sanctions for Russian war crimes.

Source: The Guardian November 24, 2025 06:06 UTC