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Things to know about the growing pressures facing Zelenskyy during a crucial week of diplomacy

Zelenskyy navigates U.S. pressure to accept a peace plan favoring Russia amid a $100 million corruption scandal and ongoing Russian military advances, officials said.

  • On Thursday, a leaked 28-point U.S.-Russia draft jolted Kyiv and European capitals by favoring Russian demands on Ukraine's army, territory, and justice, challenging Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Geneva talks.
  • After Geneva, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said more time is needed, softening the hard pre-Thanksgiving deadline set by Donald Trump, U.S. President, while European leaders welcomed important plan elements but called for Kyiv's input.
  • Facing a domestic scandal last week, Zelenskyy resisted calls from senior lawmakers in his party to fire Andrii Yermak, presidential chief of staff, despite a $100 million corruption scandal.
  • On the battlefield and home front, Russian armed forces advance into Kupiansk and Pokrovsk while relentless bombing causes severe electricity shortages, forcing Naftogaz to raise emergency funds to import gas this year.
  • Amid U.S. pressure, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday he needs European partners' support as analysts warn his postwar reelection chances could suffer if Yermak remains.
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Monday, November 24, 2025.
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