President Trump today gave Ukraine a Thursday deadline to accept his 28-point peace plan to end the war that Russia started.

Russia is cautiously welcoming the plan, which would require Ukraine to make a number of concessions it's previously rejected.

Stephanie Sye reports on the difficult decision Ukraine must now make.

Today in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky

addressed his nation as it faces an existential dilemma.

Right now, Ukraine may find itself facing a very tough choice,

either the loss of our dignity or the risk of losing a key partner,

either the difficult 28 points or an extremely hard winter, the hardest yet and the dangers

that follow. A life without freedom, without dignity, without justice, they will expect an

answer from us, though the truth is I already gave that answer. Ukraine's national interest must be respected.

Today, Russian President Putin praised the plan.

We have this text and received it through existing channels of cooperation with the U.S. administration.

I believe that it can also form the basis for a final peaceful settlement.

Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll

discussed the U.S. proposal with Zelensky this morning.

President Trump wants it signed by Thanksgiving.

I've had a lot of deadlines, but if things are working well, you tend to extend the deadlines.

But Thursday is a, we think, inappropriate times.

Later in the day, President Trump had this to say.

He'll have to like it.

And if he doesn't like it, then, you know, they should just keep fighting, I guess, you know.

Adding even more pressure, PBS News Hour has learned from senior European and U.S. officials

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