US Senators Expressโค concerns Over Trump’s โคukraine Peace Proposal โฃat Halifax Security forum
HALIFAX,โ Novaโ Scotiaโข – โค A bipartisan group of U.S.senators attending the Halifax International โคSecurity Forum voiced skepticism and concern regarding a recent peace proposal โฃfor Ukraine reportedly floated byโ the Trump administration, raising โquestionsโค about its feasibility andโ potential impact on โtransatlantic relations. The proposal, details of which remain largely undisclosed, reportedly seeks โฃa settlement that could be achieved ifโ the U.S.can persuadeโข Ukraine and its european allies to โagreeโ to terms.
Theโข senators’ presence at the forum – โtypically attendedโ by military โฃofficials, diplomats, โฃandโ scholars – was notably large โthis year,โ partly attributed to escalating tensions between the โU.S. โand Canada โunder the Trump administration. while Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not outright rejected the plan, heโ emphasized the need for fairโฃ treatment andโ pledged to “workโค calmly” โคwiht Washington and its partners during โ”trulyโค one of the most tough moments โin our โhistory.” The senators’ concerns โคcenter on โฃwhether the proposed terms adequatelyโฃ address Ukraine’s sovereignty and security interests, and whether pushing for a swift resolution could undermine ongoing international efforts โto counter russianโข aggression.
Senatorโค Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire โexplained the notable U.S. Senate delegation โwas, in part, a response to the strainedโ relationship with Canada, exacerbated by President Trump’s trade war and suggestions that canada should become theโข 51st U.S. state.โค This hasโ led to aโค noticeable decline in โขCanadianโ tourismโค to the U.S.,impacting border states like Shaheen’s New โHampshire.
“There’s real concern about that strain,” Shaheen said. “I will continue โคto object to what the president is doing in termsโฃ about tariffs and his comments because they areโ not only โคdetrimental to Canadaโฃ and our relationship,butโค I โthink they are detrimental globally. They show a lack of respect of sovereign nations.”
The โคHalifax International Security Forum,now in its 17th year,typically draws around 300 attendees โฃannually. This year, however, saw the suspensionโค of U.S. defenseโ official participation in events organized by think tanks,aโข decision made by the Trump administration. The forum provides a crucial platform forโ international dialog on pressing security โขchallenges,โ andโข the senators’ engagement โunderscores โthe growing unease โคwithin Congress regarding the โadministration’s foreign policyโ direction.