A collaborative effort led by Britain and France aims to develop a peace plan for Ukraine under President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, particularly in the wake of a strained summit with Donald Trump. Despite claims of interest in peace from both Ukraine and Russia, agreement remains elusive due to conflicting territorial ambitions. While Ukraine considers a partition along front lines, resistance against Russian control persists widely within its society. The recent White House situation has soured US-Ukrainian relations, potentially jeopardizing military aid essential for Ukraine's defense capabilities.
My view is that what Russia wants, the US can't deliver and the Ukrainians won't accept, says Sir Lawrence Freedman, an emeritus professor at King's College London.
Though Ukraine has indicated it may accept a de facto partition roughly along the current front lines, it will almost certainly want to fight on rather than accept more onerous terms.
The desire to resist Russian domination remains widespread across Ukrainian society.
Friday's fiasco at the White House has left the diplomatic relationship between the US and Ukraine in tatters, raising the question of whether the US would move to cut all future military aid to Kyiv.
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