{"id":11701,"date":"2025-04-25T02:11:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T02:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=11701"},"modified":"2025-04-25T02:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T02:11:18","slug":"donald-trumps-new-peace-plan-for-ukraine-revealed-after-he-promised-to-end-conflict-in-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=11701","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump\u2019s new peace plan for Ukraine revealed after he promised to end conflict in \u2018a day\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Donald Trump<\/span>\u00a0will allow Vladimir\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Putin<\/span>\u00a0to keep almost all the territory he has seized from\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Ukraine<\/span>\u00a0under the terms of a proposed peace deal.<\/p><div class=\"rnzbq69f5fd6ef1d3e\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.rnzbq69f5fd6ef1d3e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.rnzbq69f5fd6ef1d3e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.rnzbq69f5fd6ef1d3e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.rnzbq69f5fd6ef1d3e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.rnzbq69f5fd6ef1d3e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Putin would be required to freeze the current front line, allowing him to keep most of his gains \u2013 though, the country would be required to give up two small areas currently occupied by its troops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ukraine would regain unhindered access to the mouth of the Dnieper river and the second area of Kherson province would also require Russian withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Officials from the US, Britain,\u00a0European nations and Ukraine will meet in\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">London<\/span>\u00a0today to push for a peace deal\u00a0between\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Moscow<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Kyiv<\/span>, with US envoy General Keith Kellogg hoping to gain Ukraine\u2019s agreement to the plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Kellogg will participate in today\u2019s discussion, but US Secretary of State\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Marco Rubio<\/span>,\u00a0who attended peace talks in\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Paris<\/span>\u00a0last week, is no longer able to join the meeting due to a \u2018scheduling issue\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It was unclear if Rubio\u2019s absence means the US has downgraded its expectations for the talks after Trump said on Sunday he hoped Moscow and Kyiv would make a deal this week to end the three-year-old conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But few diplomats considered that realistic given the significant gaps remaining. The expectations for a breakthrough were slim, despite pressure from Trump to make this a decisive moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If all goes well during today\u2019s discussions, Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff will present the plan to Putin.\u00a0Potential obstacles to the proposal include it offering no clear US security guarantee to Ukraine.\u00a0Putin may also be unwilling to relinquish the area of territory proposed by Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-11b1fd48e916ee49\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/23\/01\/97516555-14637453-Trump_seeking_to_be_remembered_as_a_peacemaker_has_repeatedly_sa-a-94_1745368602724.jpg\" alt=\"US officials are are due to hear Kyiv 's reaction to their proposal when it is discussed in London today\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">US officials are are due to hear Kyiv \u2018s reaction to their proposal when it is discussed in London today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fb1c45170b416442\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/23\/01\/97516485-14637453-Ukrainian_membership_of_the_US_led_alliance_would_threaten_Russi-a-95_1745368607460.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine would regain unhindered access to the mouth of the Dnieper river; the second area of Kherson province would also become a place where Russia withdraws\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ukraine would regain unhindered access to the mouth of the Dnieper river; the second area of Kherson province would also become a place where Russia withdraws<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mol-fe-related-replace ccox\" data-track-module=\"related-replace\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-articles\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\"iframe-creator \" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/html_modules\/2025\/04_APR\/250423_Ukraine_Peace_plan\/index.html\" name=\"xp-iframe-m9tzsj165eur1j4yfiv\" height=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\" data-xpmodule-iframe-resizable=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Sources familiar with Trump\u2019s peace proposal told the Telegraph that points one and two cover an immediate ceasefire \u2013 which has already been accepted in principle by Ukrainian President\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Point three bans Ukraine from seeking membership of\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">NATO<\/span>, though it would still be free to join the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">EU<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In relation to safeguards against Putin invading, European countries may deploy an assurance force as a form of deterrence \u2013 though it is understood the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">plan does not commit the US to ensuring this is put in place<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Point four of the plan sees\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">America offer recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea<\/span>, the region of Ukraine which Putin annexed in 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Recognising Russian control of Crimea<\/span>\u00a0would violate international law which states no country can annex the territory of another. No nation is supposed to recognise the change if land is seized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In practice, however, international law has not always been acknowledged such as in the case of Israel. For example, the US said in 2019 it no longer considers Israeli settlements to be illegal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Following the full-scale attack in February 2022,\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Russia captured large areas of four more provinces of Ukraine<\/span>: Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The proposal would not formally recognise the occupied areas as being part of Russia but is understood to imply de facto US recognition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-23cab00d3bf1cc29\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/23\/01\/97516509-14637453-Putin_has_repeatedly_said_Russia_would_be_willing_to_end_the_war-a-96_1745368615998.jpg\" alt=\"Putin has repeatedly said Russia would be willing to end the war if Ukraine drops its NATO ambitions\" width=\"634\" height=\"523\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Putin has repeatedly said Russia would be willing to end the war if Ukraine drops its NATO ambitions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bd11f9578812c46a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/23\/01\/96786013-14637453-A_firefighter_mans_a_hose_as_they_work_to_extinguish_a_fire_foll-a-93_1745368598728.jpg\" alt=\"A\u00a0firefighter mans a hose as they work to extinguish a fire following an aerial guided bomb\u00a0in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine on Monday,\u00a0March 31, 2025\" width=\"634\" height=\"422\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A\u00a0firefighter mans a hose as they work to extinguish a fire following an aerial guided bomb\u00a0in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine on Monday,\u00a0March 31, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-4020959588773938626\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news\">\n<div id=\"vjs_video_3\" class=\"video-js vjs-default-skin vjs-paused vjs-controls-enabled mol-empty-playlist mol-fe-animated-preview mol-fe-vjs-full-size-min vjs-visually-ready vjs-user-inactive\" 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Donald Trump on Monday (April 14) said Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is always seeking to buy U.S. missiles and that some good proposals should come soon on ending the Ukraine war.&quot;,&quot;referenceId&quot;:3415043,&quot;grapeshot&quot;:{&quot;article&quot;:{&quot;articleURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14637453\/Donald-Trump-allow-Putin-Ukraine-land-peace-plan.html&quot;}}}\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title\">\n<div class=\"vjs-title-text\">\n<div>Donald Trump on the war in Ukraine: \u2018Everybody\u2019s to blame\u2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A nuclear power station at Zaporizhzhia, the largest in Ukraine and currently held by Russian forces, would be transferred to American control. Zelensky on Tuesday said he would be ready to partner with the US to restore the plant, which is not operating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Point six would see Ukraine sign the minerals deal, giving US companies access to the country\u2019s natural resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And lastly, point seven would raise the possibility of a new relationship for America and Russia \u2013 lifting all US sanctions so the two countries can begin to work together on energy policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Witkoff will not participate in today\u2019s talks, but on Washington\u2019s parallel track of diplomacy with Moscow, he will meet with Putin this week in Russia, the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">White House<\/span>\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A\u00a0spokesperson for\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">British Prime Minister<\/span>\u00a0Sir Keir Starmer said ahead of today\u2019s talks: \u2018The ball is in Russia\u2019s court \u2026 We clearly support President Trump\u2019s attempts to bring peace (and) Ukraine\u2019s calls for Russia to commit a full ceasefire.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The London meeting is a follow-up to a similar session in Paris last week where US, Ukrainian and European officials discussed ways to achieve peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The objective last week was for the Americans, Europeans and Ukrainians to formulate a joint position by trying to move Washington closer to the European and Ukrainian position, European diplomats said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a95611bb3bf1536b\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/23\/08\/96786505-14637453-A_Ukrainian_serviceman_of_the_108th_Territorial_Defence_Forces_B-a-3_1745394974056.jpg\" alt=\"A Ukrainian serviceman of the 108th Territorial Defence Forces Brigade carries an artillery shell at a frontline position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A Ukrainian serviceman of the 108th Territorial Defence Forces Brigade carries an artillery shell at a frontline position, amid Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6a826d2a6fd4eecf\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/23\/08\/97578119-14637453-On_February_17_Sir_Keir_said_he_would_deploy_British_forces_to_s-a-4_1745394974056.jpg\" alt=\"On February 17, Sir Keir said he would deploy British forces to support a 'lasting' peace agreement in Ukraine (file image)\" width=\"634\" height=\"397\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">On February 17, Sir Keir said he would deploy British forces to support a \u2018lasting\u2019 peace agreement in Ukraine (file image)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But some of Washington\u2019s proposals were unacceptable to European countries and Kyiv, multiple sources said, leaving the sides divided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The US framework that Rubio and Witkoff proposed in\u00a0Paris received an encouraging reception, the Secretary of State said last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the\u00a0plan flies in the face of many of Britain\u2019s stated objectives. For example,\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Sir Keir<\/span>\u00a0told Zelensky as recently as Valentine\u2019s Day this year that he was committed to \u2018Ukraine being on an irreversible path to NATO\u2019 membership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"floatRHS\">\n<div data-mol-fe-xpmodule-related-story-factbox=\"true\" data-xp-platform=\"mol.web.desktop\" data-xp-channel-color=\"home\" data-track-module=\"related-story-factbox^related-story-factbox-trump-says-russia-and-ukraine-will-hopef\" data-reactroot=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Beyond this, on February 17, the Prime Minister said he would\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">deploy British forces to support a \u2018lasting\u2019 peace agreement<\/span>\u00a0in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He added: \u2018But there must be a US backstop because a US security guarantee is the only way to effectively\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again<\/span>.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Putin has said he is \u2018satisfied with the proposal\u2019 to block Ukraine from NATO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, the president would be required to abandon his goal of a \u2018demilitarised\u2019 Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Beyond this, the plan would not stop Ukraine form building up its armed forces nor would it prevent European countries from continuing to supply the state with weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A note of caution was\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">sounded by Russia yesterday.<\/span>\u00a0Dmitry Peskov, Putin\u2019s spokesman, said on state television: \u2018Probably it is not worth setting any rigid time frames and trying to get a settlement, a viable settlement, in a short-time frame.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ukrainian officials said they did not expect a final \u2018take it or leave it\u2019 offer in London.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-62ec7af2735edff8\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/23\/08\/97585289-14637453-Firefighters_work_to_extinguish_a_blaze_following_a_drone_attack-a-5_1745394974058.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze following a drone attack in Poltava, Ukraine\u00a0on Tuesday\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze following a drone attack in Poltava, Ukraine\u00a0on Tuesday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Under Ukraine\u2019s constitution, the country is not permitted to relinquish territory, be that by its parliament or government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Only the votes of people in a referendum can do this \u2013 though martial law currently forbids referendums given the circumstances of war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Foreign office sources have said they do not believe a deal will be struck in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">European powers last week detailed to the US what they view as the non-negotiable aspects of a potential Ukraine-Russia peace accord, France\u2019s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday, downplaying chances for a deal this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018The hope is that in London they come up with some form of agreement whereby they can start a serious negotiating process. At the end of the day, Ukraine will have to leave something on the table,\u2019 one European diplomat said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Since taking office in January, Trump has upended US foreign policy, pressing Ukraine to agree to a ceasefire while easing many of the measures the Biden administration had taken to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Trump has repeatedly said that he wants to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine by May, arguing the US must end a conflict that has killed tens of thousands and\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">risks a direct confrontation between the US and nuclear-armed Russia<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Europe has been increasingly concerned over the Trump administration\u2019s overtures towards Moscow, after the failure so far of Trump\u2019s efforts to\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">secure a ceasefire in the war<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-388a4b51e69aa777\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/23\/08\/97585291-14637453-A_building_in_the_residential_neighbourhood_of_Zaporizhzhia_Ukra-a-6_1745394974060.jpg\" alt=\"A building in the residential neighbourhood of\u00a0Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine is damaged after being struck by a\u00a0Russian guided aerial bomb\u00a0on April 22, 2025\" width=\"634\" height=\"534\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A building in the residential neighbourhood of\u00a0Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine is damaged after being struck by a\u00a0Russian guided aerial bomb\u00a0on April 22, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e77d1bf205f3c2ff\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/23\/08\/97585293-14637453-A_car_is_engulfed_in_flames_after_a_r_Russian_guided_aerial_bomb-a-7_1745394974061.jpg\" alt=\"A car is engulfed in flames after a\u00a0r Russian guided aerial bomb hit a residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on April 22, 2025\" width=\"634\" height=\"425\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A car is engulfed in flames after a\u00a0r Russian guided aerial bomb hit a residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on April 22, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">marked a significant turning point in the escalation of recent conflict<\/span>\u00a0that began eight years ago with the country\u2019s annexation of Crimea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Putin has attempted to justify the invasion<\/span>\u00a0saying the two countries have a long shared history, and cited fears Ukraine has now fallen into the western orbit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A Ukrainian-speaking population in western parts of the country have traditionally favoured greater integration with Europe while a mostly Russian-speaking people in the east have wanted closer ties with Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Russia has viewed\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Ukraine\u2019s attempts to forge its own path as a sovereign state<\/span>, such as through seeking to join the EU and NATO, as a form of aggression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Putin has repeatedly said Russia would be\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">willing to end the war if Ukraine drops its NATO ambitions<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump\u00a0will allow Vladimir\u00a0Putin\u00a0to keep almost all the territory he has seized from\u00a0Ukraine\u00a0under the terms of a proposed peace deal. 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