France, Nov. 21 -- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is ready for "constructive" and "honest" work with the United States on the draft plan, even as key European allies warned against any deal that demands sweeping concessions to Moscow.

His comments followed a meeting in Kyiv on Thursday with US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll after details emerged of a US-backed proposal that would require Ukraine to give up the entire Donbas region and cut its army to 600,000 troops.

The plan, a 28-point document not yet released in full, also promises as-yet-undefined "robust security guarantees". Major concessions

The proposal includes US recognition of Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk as de facto Russian territory and calls for Ukrainian troops...