KYIV, Ukraine — Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany said Thursday that the United States had been sent a revised proposal to end the war in Ukraine as Kyiv and its allies worked to steer President Donald Trump away from his insistence on a peace resolution that would favor Russia.

Merz, speaking in Berlin, said the proposal was sent Wednesday after a phone call between Trump and European leaders. That call included “pretty strong words,” according to Trump, who has shown frustration with the sluggish pace of peace negotiations.

Merz did not detail the contents of the revised proposal but said, “The main issue here is what territorial concessions Ukraine is prepared to make.”

“However, that is a question that must be answered primarily by the Ukrainian president and the Ukrainian people

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