US allies expect President Donald Trump’s administration to present a long-awaited plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference in Germany next week, according to people familiar with the matter.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to swiftly end Russia’s war against Ukraine took a new twist when his envoy said the administration would like to see Kyiv hold elections, potentially this year and particularly if a truce is agreed.

Europe is finally realising it needs to take more responsibility for its own defence. But this realisation has come very late in the day.

Ukraine invoked martial law in 2022 following Russia’s military invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s presidential term would have ended in May 2023, but the country’s constitution prevents lifting martial law and bans elections while Ukraine is at war.