Zelensky Hears Out the U.S.-Russia Peace Proposal for Ukraine

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Ukraine’s response to a U.S.-drafted peace plan, Taiwan’s enduring friendship with Japan, and a volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Open to Considering Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed willingness on Thursday to consider a U.S.-drafted peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, despite the proposal reportedly calling for Kyiv to make substantial concessions to Moscow. “We are ready now, as before, to work constructively with the American side, as well as with our partners in Europe and around the world, so that the outcome is peace,” Zelensky’s office said in a statement following…