Former US President Donald Trump “secretly” said he could end the war in Ukraine by pressuring Kiev to give up some territory, according to people familiar with the plan who spoke to The Washington Post.
Some foreign policy experts said that Trump’s idea would “reward” Russian President Vladimir Putin, and condone violating internationally recognized borders by force, according to the same source.
Trump’s proposal
Trump’s proposal would push Ukraine to cede the Crimean Peninsula and the Donbass border region to Russia, according to people who discussed the matter with the former US president or his advisors and spoke on the condition of anonymity because those talks were “secret.”
Such an approach, which has not been previously reported, would be a sharp departure from the policy of current President Joe Biden, which has focused on reducing Russian attacks and providing military assistance to Ukraine.
In his bid to return to power, the presumptive Republican nominee has often bragged that he can negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine within 24 hours if elected, even before taking office. But he repeatedly refused to publicly specify how he would quickly settle the war that has been going on for more than two years, and which has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.
In private, Trump said he believed that both Russia and Ukraine “want to save face, want a way out, and that people in parts of Ukraine would be willing to be part of Russia,” according to a person who discussed the matter directly with Donald, the newspaper revealed. “Washington Post”.
Outside of office, Trump has pressured Republicans in Congress to resist additional US support for the war effort in Ukraine. His return to the White House would greatly expand his influence in implementing this order.
According to the newspaper, news of Trump’s plan regarding the Ukraine war was circulated in Washington last November, at a meeting held at the Heritage Foundation between centre-right figures in foreign policy and a visiting delegation from the European Council on Foreign Relations.
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2024-04-07 19:18:01
