Trumpโ Plan to End Ukraine War Reportedly Includes Ceding territory to Russia
Kyiv -โ Ukraine affirmed its unwavering commitment toโฃ its territorialโ integrity and sovereignty as โreports emerged of a potential peace plan proposed byโฃ formerโ U.S. President Donald Trump โthat would involve ceding portions of its land to Russia. “Our land is not for sale,” stated Ukrainian official Hayovyshyn, adding, “Ukraine will not accept any limits on its right to self-defense or on โthe size and capabilities of our armed forces, nor will we tolerate any โคinfringementโข on our sovereignty, including our sovereignโ right to choose the alliances we want to join.”
The reported plan,first detailed by Axios,arrives as the conflict enters its third year with no immediateโฃ resolution in sight. It suggests a path โto peace that would โeffectively legitimize Russia’s control over significant parts of the Donbas region, a move sharply at โคodds with โขUkraine’s stated position and โขinternational law. The proposal’s emergence raisesโฃ questions aboutโ potential โฃshifts in U.S. policy should Trump win the November election and โคunderscores theโ high stakes involved in ongoing diplomatic efforts.
According โขto theโค report, Trumpโ has previously suggested the โDonbas region “should be ‘cut up,'” with most of itโ remaining โunder Russian control. This idea aligns with โstatements he โmade last month. Despite previous diplomatic overtures this year-including aโ stalled summit with Russian President vladimir Putin in Alaskaโ and abandoned plans forโฃ a meeting in Budapest, Hungary-efforts to halt the fighting have โคyielded โคno breakthroughs.
Trump has publicly expressed frustration with the protracted nature of negotiations โฃregarding โUkraine, noting that he expected a resolution โmore quickly given his โrelationship with Putin. “I thought that was โgoing to be my easyโ one becuase I have aโข good relationship with President Putin,” he said this week. “But I’m a little disappointed in President Putinโ right โnow.”
European foreign ministers โฃreportedly appeared surprised by the details โคof the plan, though some โelements were not entirely new. The progress comes as Ukraine continues to seek international support to defend its territory and sovereignty against ongoing โRussian aggression.
