cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39450154
US president sends envoys to Moscow with peace plan that recognises Russia’s war gains
Vladimir Putin said legal recognition of occupied regions as Russian territory is one of the key issues in negotiations over Donald Trump’s peace plan Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet in Alaska in August 2025. Moscow says legal recognition of land it has conquered is a key issue in peace talks Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds
The United States is poised to recognise Russia’s control over Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian territories to secure a deal to end the war.
The Telegraph understands that Donald Trump has sent his peace envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to make the direct offer to Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
The plan to recognise territory, which breaks US diplomatic convention, is likely to go ahead despite concerns among Ukraine’s European allies.
One well-placed source said: “It’s increasingly clear the Americans don’t care about the European position. They say the Europeans can do whatever they want.”
Russia’s president on Thursday said Washington’s legal recognition of Crimea and the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as Russian territory would be one of the key issues in negotiations over the US president’s peace plan.
China recently announced plans to take Taiwan by force after a call with Trump. I keep thinking what that conversation sounded like. Not too long after, Taiwan also announced a preparation for war by 2027.