Hello, and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.
I'm Celia Hatton, and I'm coming to you live from London.
First, it's a busy week inside the United States.
Americans are rushing to get ready for one of the country's biggest holidays of the year.
Thanksgiving.
Donald Trump added to the frenzy for diplomats across several capitals when he issued a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to agree to a peace plan drafted by U.S.
and Russian officials.
That tight schedule could underscore the president's desire to put a swift end to the conflict,
to end the bloodshed, or his frustration with Kiev, it's carried on so long.
Either way, the demand and the 28-point plan set off a fresh round of talks.
with Ukraine, the US, and a host of other countries getting involved.
President Zelensky gave an address to the Swedish parliament this morning,
in which he said the main problem facing the talks was Vladimir Putin's demand for legal recognition of the territory Russia had stolen,
to use his word, from Ukraine.
Putin wants legal recognition for what he has stolen, to break.
the principle of territorial integrity and sovereignty.
And that's the main problem.
You all understand what that means.
He wants it not only from Ukraine, he wants it from the whole world, and it's very dangerous.
Negotiations on that original 28-point plan have concluded between the US and Ukraine.