The 28-point peace plan proposed by the U.S . for Ukraine is a basis that "requires additional work," Western leaders gathered at the G20 summit in South Africa said.

Group of Seven nations and European leaders met on the sidelines of the summit in Johannesburg to discuss the U.S. peace plan for the war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year. The Trump administration boycotted the summit.

"The initial draft of the 28-point plan includes important elements that will be essential for a just and lasting peace," the leaders of the European Union, Germany, France, Britain, Canada, the Netherlands, Spain, Finland, Italy, Japan and Norway said in a joint statement. "We believe, therefore, that the draft is a basis which will require additional work."

The 28-point plan, sent to Kyiv and

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