The leaked details of the Trump administration's peace plan for Ukraine suggest that the US could sideline its European partners and make concessions to Russia to accelerate the negotiation process.

Asked whether Ukraine would be part of the negotiations, the president said on Thursday, “Of course they would.” A day earlier, he had suggested otherwise, and appeared ready to make concessions that Ukraine has flatly rejected.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said that should a deal be done without their consultation and it is rejected by Ukraine, Europe will look to continue supporting Kyiv to fight. She added that it wasn’t “good tactics” to give in to Russia’s demands.