"The relationship between Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump resembles a grueling tennis match. After months of exchanging blows, the Ukrainian president is cornered at the back of the court, saving points in extremis. The U.S. president wants to claim victory as the man who brokered peace between Moscow and Kyiv. And his strategy involves subduing the weaker opponent until they eventually give in."
"The Ukrainian delegation succeeded in getting the White House to temporarily revise its so-called peace plan in the Swiss city. This document, which was made public last week, caused a major upheaval in Western foreign ministries and in Kyiv. The text was drafted in October by Kirill Dmitriev, a businessman and close confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Steve Witkoff, Trump's special envoy for relations with the Kremlin."
Volodymyr Zelenskiy faces sustained pressure from Donald Trump, who seeks credit for brokering peace between Moscow and Kyiv by subduing Ukraine into concessions. Trump accused Zelenskiy of being ungrateful and responsible for the war while Ukrainian emissaries negotiated in Geneva. The Ukrainian delegation secured a temporary White House revision of the so-called peace plan drafted by Kirill Dmitriev and Steve Witkoff. The plan was received in Ukraine as a humiliation, listing concessions to Russia. Geneva negotiations removed, for the moment, provisions that would have forced Ukraine to cede Crimea and Donbas, reduce its armed forces, or constitutionally renounce NATO membership. Final decisions will be made by Trump and Zelenskiy in coming days.
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