"For all the recent talk about Donald Trump growing more sympathetic toward Ukraine, and of the president being more willing to pressure Russia for concessions, nothing of the sort turned out to be true. According to multiple news outlets, Trump has blessed a 28-point plan to end the war between the two countries. The plan was negotiated by his envoys in conjunction with a top Vladimir Putin confidant."
"The Trump administration has not yet made the terms of its proposal public. According to news reports, Ukraine would have to cede more land to Russia-including all of Donetsk and Luhansk provinces-than the Russians have been able to conquer to this point. The Ukrainian armed forces would be cut in half; so far, there are no indications that the size or capabilities of the Russian military would be restricted."
"Ukraine would have to give up long-range weaponry that currently allows it to hit targets deep inside Russia and hamstring the economy that funds Putin's war machine. The United States and other nations would legally recognize Crimea and the other seized parts of Ukraine as Russian territory-thereby rewarding Putin's efforts to expand his borders by force and destroying the post-World War II global-security system that the United Nations was created to preserve. No foreign peacekeepers would be allowed on Ukrainian soil."
"In exchange for giving up land and its ability to defend itself, Ukraine would be offered toothless security guarantees by the United States-much like the never-enforced guarantees that it received when it gave up nuclear weapons after gaining independence in the 1990s. The points in the deal appear to be so lopsided in Putin's favor that they might as well have been dictated by Moscow."
Trump has blessed a 28-point plan negotiated by his envoys and a top Vladimir Putin confidant. The plan would require Ukraine to cede more land to Russia, including all of Donetsk and Luhansk provinces, and reduce its armed forces by half. The proposal would bar Ukrainian long-range weapons, weaken the Ukrainian economy, and allow legal recognition of Crimea and other seized territories as Russian. No foreign peacekeepers would be permitted on Ukrainian soil. The United States would offer limited, unenforceable security guarantees while placing few or no restrictions on Russian military size or capabilities.
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