The news has broken that the US and Russia are in secret meeting hammering out a ceasefire deal for Ukraine….
The Trump administration has been secretly collaborating with Russia on a new peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, according to officials from both countries who spoke to Axios. The proposed plan, which consists of 28 points, is said to be inspired by the Gaza peace deal brokered by President Trump. It covers four main areas: peace in Ukraine, security guarantees, broader European security, and the future of US relations with both Russia and Ukraine, according to Axios’ sources. They say Ukraine has not been involved in the negotiations.
The details on how the plan addresses issues such as who controls what territory in eastern Ukraine remain unclear, especially as Russian forces continue to make slow gains in the region. The drafting process is being led by Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, who has spent considerable time in discussions with Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev. Dmitriev, who oversees Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and is heavily involved in Ukraine diplomacy, told Axios he spent three days meeting with Witkoff and other Trump team members in Miami in late October.
We expressed optimism about the plan, saying “the Russian position is really being heard” in this round of negotiations. Dmitriev said the US effort is unrelated to a separate, UK-led push for a Gaza-style plan, which Dmitriev dismisses as disregarding Russia’s positions. Witkoff was expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Turkey, but that meeting has been postponed. However, Witkoff did discuss the plan with Zelensky’s national security adviser, Rustem Umerov, in Miami. A Ukrainian official acknowledged awareness of US efforts, saying, “We know the Americans are working on something.”
The White House has begun briefing European officials about the plan and believes there is a realistic chance of garnering support from both Ukraine and its European allies, Axios reports. Sources tell Reuters that the US is pressuring Zelensky to accept the main points of the plan, including giving up territory and reducing the size of the country’s military.
Where is Ukraine in all these meetings?
Say there is a deal will Ukraine honor it?
This is a lame attempt to make Uncle Don look like a statesman…..that ship sailed long ago.
Why is Europe not more involved?
At what point is this a fart in the wind?
Thoughts?
I Read, I Write, You KNow
“lego ergo scribo”
I was reading about this on the BBC website. Apparently, Ukraine is not involved at all. Trump is suggesting that Russia pays for the land they have captured, and then get to keep it. He thinks Ukraine will accept the payment to stop the war. Let’s see what happens…
Best wishes, Pete.
Since Zelensky is a greedy fool it may work for awhile but it will not last. chuq
I hate to sound like an isolationist, but who, exactly, appointed the US the police force of the world? We have no mutual defense treaties or anything like that with Ukraine. Ukraine isn’t part of NATO. So to the best of my knowledge we have no treaty obligations that would require us to get involved in this situation in the first place.
As for Trump, this is showboating, really, and nothing more than that. He has neither the moral, ethical or legal right to negotiate anything on behalf of Ukraine without Ukraine’s approval.
He does like to showboat……I am with you….Europe should be making the deal and the US should just bow out. chuq
Grouchy, this might explain why Trump and Musk are so interested in Ukraine.
‘Ukraine has extensive mineral resources, including significant deposits of critical materials like graphite, lithium, and titanium, which are vital for modern technology like electric vehicle batteries and aerospace. The country also holds large reserves of coal, a major source of energy, and other resources such as iron ore, copper, uranium, and rare earth elements. Some of these deposits are currently located in Russian-occupied territories and remain unexploited due to factors like the ongoing conflict and the presence of landmines.’ It’s also why Putin wants Ukraine.
The secret probably is that Ukraine gets sold down the road.
If that happens then this war could have ended years ago. chuq
It’s a total insult for Trump to keep Ukraine officials out of the negotiations.
Hi Xena that is what he does best….insult and disgust. chuq
Yes — and instigate by using his flying monkeys to do his dirty work for him.
LOL./….love it chuq