Ukraine's other allies, some 30 countries that are part of the "coalition of the willing", will hold a meeting via link on Tuesday.
This is about the security of our entire continent, today and in the future, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday.
According to international media reports, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is on his way to Abu Dhabi to meet with a Ukrainian and Russian delegation. It is unclear whether the three sides will meet at the same time.
Updated draft
The United States and Ukraine met in Switzerland over the weekend. On Monday, they said they had made significant progress and announced a new draft peace settlement that they said clearly affirmed Ukraine's sovereignty. The draft was described as an updated version of what the United States presented last week after private discussions with Russia.
The 28-point plan presented at the time was described by many critics as a “Russian wish list.” Above all, Ukraine would effectively give up occupied territories and little else, as well as agree to limit its military capabilities and renounce future military alliances.
Putin wants legal recognition for what he has stolen, to crush the principle of territorial integrity and sovereignty. That is the main problem, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a speech via link in the Swedish parliament on Monday.
The draft agreement that the US and Ukraine have drawn up consists of 19 points. It does not mention Russia's occupation of about a fifth of Ukraine. It also does not say anything about how large a defense Ukraine should be allowed to have.
Kremlin clearly skeptical
The US delegation was led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who, according to American media reports, had to negotiate and seek compromise when President Donald Trump and his envoy Steven Witkoff put sharp pressure on Ukraine with a plan that largely favors Russia.
Russia, of course, also has something to say, Rubio admitted when the new draft was presented on Monday.
In an initial comment from the Kremlin in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin's close advisor Yuri Ushakov said that they are aware that there is a "European peace plan":
Which at first glance appears completely unconstructive and doesn't work for us.
On Tuesday night, missiles and attack drones thundered again over the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Several civilians were killed in strikes on apartment buildings.
