Donald Trump has set a deadline of next Thursday for Ukraine to agree to a new US-proposed truce with Russia.
The 28-point plan involves Kyiv surrendering land to Moscow, reducing the size of its military, and would see Ukraine banned from joining NATO.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country faces the impossible choice of losing its dignity or a key partner.
Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews returned this week from a four-day mission to Ukraine - he says the proposals are an insult to Ukrainians who've endured almost four years of war.