WASHINGTON —

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian leaders in Europe to address concerns in the Trump administration's peace plan to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine, which has drawn criticism from both Democrats and some Republicans, as well as Kyiv.

President Donald Trump initially set a deadline for Ukraine to accept his peace proposal by Thursday, but Rubio downplayed this deadline after meeting with Ukrainian officials over the weekend.

"It is probably the most productive day we have had on this issue, maybe in the entirety of our engagement, but certainly in a very long time," Rubio said.

The peace proposal drafted by the U.S. has sparked concern due to its concessions to Russian demands, which Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reje

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