KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday warned he will not “betray” his country as he pushed back on a U.S. plan to end the war on terms favourable to Moscow, acknowledging he risked losing Washington as an ally. Ukraine faces one of the most challenging moments in its history, Zelensky said in an address to the nation published on social media, adding that he would propose “alternatives” to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 28-point plan. Kyiv and its European allies were startled by the proposal — which would effectively force Ukraine to capitulate by giving up land, cutting its army, pledging never to join NATO and holding snap elections. Russia, meanwhile, would not only gain territory but be reintegrated into the global economy and rejoin the G8, under a draft of the plan, seen by AFP. In Moscow, the Kremlin was bullish, threatening Zelensky to negotiate or lose even more territory. Zelensky said: “I will present arguments, I will persuade, I will propose alternatives.” Recalling how he marshalled Kyiv’s response to the Russian invasion in February 2022, he said: “We did
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