Secretary of State Marco Rubio has insisted that a proposed plan to end the Ukraine war, which has been widely viewed as favourable to Russia, was authored by the US.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will have to like a U.S.-backed peace plan to halt Russia's invasion and ultimately approve it, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday.

Donald Trump gave Volodymyr Zelensky until Thursday to approve his controversial 28-point peace plan, which would see Ukraine surrender key territory, slash the size of its army and destroy any hope o...