Decoding the Ukraine ceasefire plan line-by-line

The US is expected to present a 30-day ceasefire proposal to Russia in the coming days.

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Trump administration officials see this as a major breakthrough towards the foreign policy goals of a leader who campaigned on a promise to end the war.

For Ukraine, the joint announcement amounts to a critical reprieve for President Volodymyr Zelensky after a humiliating attack in the Oval Office a fortnight ago by Trump and Vice-President JD Vance.

For Moscow, it shifts the onus to them, while the war itself intensifies.

But so far only one side in the war - the one dependent on the Americans - has signed up. And the proposal is only eight paragraphs long, with meagre details beyond the desire to rapidly press ahead.

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