A European proposal meant to rival President Trump’s 28-point peace plan calls for Ukraine to keep its military forces and leaves the door open for the country to join NATO, according to a

BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Europeans have submitted a modified version of the United States' peace plan for Ukraine that pushes back on proposed limits to Kyiv's armed forces and territorial concessions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Sunday.

As for Mr Trump, he again betrayed his underlying bias: sympathy for Russia and indifference to Ukraine. Ahead of the Geneva talks he dismissively said Mr Zelensky “can continue to fight his little heart out” if no agreement were reached, and complained on social media that “UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS.”

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said “it would be good to know for sure who is the author of the plan,” as tensions over elements that mirror long-standing Russian demands.

The United States and Ukraine said they had created an "updated and refined peace framework" to end the war with Russia that apparently modified an earlier plan drafted by the Trump administration which Kyiv and its allies saw as too sympathetic to Moscow.

Ukraine expresses gratitude to the United States and President Trump as Geneva talks progress despite earlier criticism.

NATO fighter jets were scrambled and ground-based air defense systems put on high alert in Poland and Romania during an overnight Russian attack on Ukraine.

The American-made Merops system has already recorded over 1,000 kills against Russian Shahed-type drones in Ukraine.