From Reuters:
"Exclusive: US threatens to cut intel, weapons to press Ukraine into peace deal, sources say
By Tom Balmforth,
KYIV,
Nov 21 (Reuters) - The United States has threatened to cut intelligence
sharing and weapons supplies for Ukraine to press it into agreeing to
the framework of a U.S.-brokered peace deal, two people familiar with
the matter said.
The
sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Kyiv was under
greater pressure from Washington than during any previous peace
discussions, and that the U.S. wanted Ukraine to sign a framework of the
deal by next Thursday.
"They want to stop the war and want Ukraine to pay the price," one of the sources said.
Washington
has presented Ukraine with a 28-point plan, which endorses some of
Russia's principal demands in the war, including that Kyiv cede
additional territory, curb the size of its military and be barred from
joining NATO.
A
delegation of senior U.S. military officials met with President
Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Thursday to discuss a path to peace.
The
U.S. ambassador in Ukraine and the army public affairs chief travelling
with the delegation described the meeting as a success and said
Washington sought an "aggressive timeline" for the signature of a
document between the U.S. and Ukraine.
Reporting by Tom Balmforth, writing by Max Hunder, editing by Philippa Fletcher and Peter Graff."
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