Ukraine and Russia exchange deadly barrages as negotiators race to refine deal

Ukraine and Russia counted casualties on Tuesday after trading deadly overnight strikes, as negotiators scrambled to revise a framework to end the nearly four-year conflict ahead of a US-imposed deadline.

US President Donald Trump has given Kyiv until November 27 – the American holiday of Thanksgiving – to respond to his proposal to end the fighting, a timeline and blueprint that European leaders have baulked at.

Kyiv and its allies nonetheless spent the weekend hammering away at Washington’s 28-point plan, which initially hewed close to Russia’s hardline demands, requiring the invaded country to cede territory, cut its military and pledge never to join Nato.

An updated version, aiming to “uphold Ukraine’s sovereignty”, was thrashed out over the weekend at emergency talks in Geneva.

Countries supporting Kyiv – part of the “coalition of the willing” – were expected to hold a video call on Tuesday to discuss the state of the plan.