As Ukraine Sets ‘Red Lines,’ a U.S. Peace Plan Is Slimmed Down

U.S. and Ukrainian mediators emerged from two days of talks on Monday with a slimmed-down peace framework that sets aside contentious issues, as Ukrainian officials underscored their country’s “red lines” on territory, military capacity and foreign alliances.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine was at a “critical moment” and would soon determine its next steps. He spoke after high-level discussions in Geneva on Sunday in which Ukraine and its European all