US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that Kiev's alternative to the US plan to resolve the crisis is continued military action.
"Volodymyr Zelensky will have to like it. "If he doesn't like it, then they will probably have to continue the military action," he stressed.
A group of US generals is likely to fly to Moscow at the end of next week to discuss the US peace plan for Ukraine, the British newspaper The Guardian reports, citing sources in the United States.
On November 20, an American delegation led by the head of the US Army's ground forces, Daniel Driscoll, presented President Donald Trump's plan for resolving the conflict to Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting in Kiev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier noted at a meeting with the Security Council that Russia is ready for negotiations and that the 28-point US peace plan could form the basis for settling the conflict in Ukraine. The Russian side is also pleased that the dynamics on the front line are leading to the achievement of Moscow's goals by military means.
The continuation of the conflict in Ukraine will not improve Kiev's negotiating position, writes the British magazine The Economist, citing a source in the Ukrainian intelligence services.
„At the moment we are barely holding on. Who knows what will happen in two months? The proposed deal won't be any better by then," he said.
The newspaper noted that Ukraine is facing several simultaneous crises, including a rapid Russian advance, a shortage of infantry and internal political scandals.
A group of members of the US House of Representatives intend to bypass Speaker Mike Johnson and submit a bill to a vote in the coming weeks to tighten sanctions against Russia, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick said.
He noted in X that earlier that day, lawmakers had "formally notified" the president's office that they had introduced a corresponding legislative initiative. It calls for the document to be submitted for a vote without Johnson's approval. For this to happen, the resolution must be supported by 218 lawmakers.
Fitzpatrick added that a group of congressmen "are pushing for a vote on tough sanctions against Russia immediately after we return" from the Thanksgiving recess. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November (November 27 in 2025). Don Bacon (Republican of Nebraska) has expressed his readiness to support the initiative. According to Politico, other members of Congress from both parties are also ready to do this. They may take similar measures on other anti-Russian bills.
On November 21, Johnson said in an interview with The Hill that he believes it would be easier for the Senate to vote on the bill to tighten sanctions against Russia first, rather than in the House of Representatives.
The Russia sanctions bill includes secondary restrictions on Russia's trading partners. Washington is expected to impose tariffs of 500% on imports from countries that buy oil, gas, uranium and other goods from Russia.
A similar bill was previously introduced in the US Senate by a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Senate Majority Leader John Thune earlier this week could not confirm that the bill could be passed by the upper house of Congress before the end of the year. However, Thune effectively advocated for the initiative to first pass the House of Representatives.
On November 16, US President Donald Trump announced his support for a bill to impose sanctions on countries cooperating with Russia. Later, a senior White House official told Reuters that Trump was ready to sign the bill to tighten sanctions against Russia if the final decisions on sanctions were his.
On November 17, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that Moscow would be extremely negative about the adoption of the aforementioned bill in the United States.