WASHINGTON – A โฃU.S. envoy is preparing to travel toโข Russia following the disclosure of a recent โphone call between former president Donaldโค Trump and a Kremlin-linked official, โขaccording toโ multiple reports surfacing Tuesday. The visit โฃaims to explore potential โpathwaysโค for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, even as details of the proposed peace plan remain closely guarded and Kyiv expresses concerns over earlier drafts.
The move comes amid heightened scrutiny of a Trump-backed proposal for ending the war, which โreportedly involved potential territorial concessions from Ukraine and limitationsโฃ onโข its military size. While the current version of โthe plan remains โคundisclosed,โ and its โฃacceptance by Russia isโ not guaranteed,โข the envoy’s trip signals a renewed effortโฃ to engage โdirectly with โMoscowโ -โ a strategy โฃsharply contrasted with the Biden administration’s approach. U.S. officials familiar with the discussions have been tight-lipped about the specifics of the working draft, citing the sensitivity of โthe โคongoing negotiations.
Former President Trump has publicly stated his belief that a deal is emerging that โฃcould benefit both Ukraine and Russia. “People are starting to realize it’s a good deal for โboth parties,”โค Trump said. “They’ve got to stop the war.โฃ They’re losing a lot of people.” When โขquestioned about the possibility of Ukraine โceding โland, โฃTrumpโค indicated โa potential exchange ofโค territory. “Well, they’re talking about going land both ways, trying to clean up aโ border,” he explained. “You can’t go โคthrough the middle ofโฃ a house, you can’t go โthrough the middle ofโ a highway. So, they’re trying to work something.”
The planned envoy visit follows a leaked call between Trump and a representative of Vladimir Solovyov, a Russian television personality knownโ for his staunch support of the Kremlin.Details of the conversation are limited, but itsโ emergence has fueled speculation about the former president’sโ role โin shaping potential peace negotiations.
Kyiv and its European allies previously raised alarms over an earlier version of the Trump-backed proposal, which โฃwould have required โขUkraine to concedeโค territory to Russia and cap the size of its military. โThe current โsituation underscores the complex and evolving dynamics of the conflict, as international actors seek a โresolution while navigating the competing interests of all โparties involved.