Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz. And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, President Trump

lashes out at Ukrainian President Zelensky for criticizing a U.S. proposal to recognize Russian control

of Crimea and other territories as peace talks heat up. Tens of thousands of mourners visit the Vatican to see Pope Francis lying in state

as Cardinals prepare to elect his successor.

And Judy Woodruff reports from Springfield, Ohio, a flashpoint over immigration during last year's election.

Today, a city is still reckoning with that scrutiny.

There's always going to be folks that are going to be divisive.

My hope is that citizens would actually take a look at what really is good and work on the bad.

Welcome to the News Hour. It has been a pivotal day of diplomacy and declarations for the future of the war in Ukraine now mired in its fourth year.

Ukrainian and American officials convened in London in what was billed as a make or break meeting. Ukraine demanded a ceasefire

before it would agree to any concessions while President Trump aimed his fire at Ukrainian president

Beloulamer Zelensky. Nick Schifrin's been following all of this today and he joins us here now.

So Nick, the U.S. has put forward a proposal, what's in it, and how have the Ukrainians responded?

As you said, U.S. and Ukrainian officials met today in a pivotal meeting in London on the U.S. side,

represented by special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, after Secretary of State, Marco Rubio,

canceled at the last minute. A U.S. and European official tell me the Ukraine and Europe proposed a counterproposal

to the US plan that they say is this.

Ukraine would give up the right to re-sease

all occupied territory with its military.

Ukraine would not join NATO.

The US would legally recognize Russian control of Crimea,

but Ukraine would not have to.

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