Russia - Ukraine “peace negotiations”
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Kyiv Is On the Clock to Respond to Trump Plan to End Ukraine Conflict
U.S. proposal includes recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and blocking Ukraine from joining NATO
—> https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ky...99?st=kdtGQ9&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink“… The U.S. is now waiting for Kyiv’s response, which is expected to come at a meeting of U.S., Ukrainian and European officials in London later this week. Then if there is a convergence among the American, European and Ukrainian positions, the proposals could be floated to Moscow.
To put pressure on Ukraine and Russia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the administration may pause its negotiating efforts if headway isn’t made on core issues in the next several weeks.
… The U.S. diplomatic push is intended to set the stage for a cease-fire, which would be broadly along current battle lines, and an eventual settlement.
Accepting some of the Trump administration’s ideas could prove difficult for Kyiv since Ukraine has refused to accept that Russia has a legal claim to any of its territory. …”
American aid has pretty much run out so Ukraine is unlikely to give Trump much in response to this. Trump might threaten to stop intelligence flow to Ukraine, but I wonder if he's under pressure from Republican Senators not to go that far or to give Russia too much like sanctions relief.