KYIV >> President Volodymyr Zelensky said today Ukraine faced losing its dignity and freedom or Washington’s support over a U.S. peace plan, which endorses key Russian demands and which Donald Trump said Kyiv should agree to by Thursday.

Trump told Fox News Radio he believed next Thursday was an appropriate deadline for Kyiv to accept the plan, confirming what two sources had told Reuters.

In a solemn address to the nation, which he delivered in the street outside his office, a location he uses only rarely for major addresses, Zelenskyy had earlier today appealed to Ukrainians for unity and said he would never betray Ukraine.

“Now is one of the most difficult moments of our history. Now, the pressure on Ukraine is one of the heaviest. Now, Ukraine can face a very difficult choice — eith

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