Trump May Concede Crimea to Russia, Ending Decade of U.S. Resistance
A new U.S. peace plan offered to Russia and Ukraine proposes American recognition of the peninsula, which Moscow seized in 2014.
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A new U.S. peace plan offered to Russia and Ukraine proposes American recognition of the peninsula, which Moscow seized in 2014.
The Kremlin spokesman would not say whether the Trump aide, Steve Witkoff, would meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
Ksenia Karelina, who was jailed in Russia over a one-time donation to a Ukrainian charity group, was released in exchange for Artur Petrov, a dual Russian-German citizen.
Whether the Kremlin is serious about peace talks to end the Ukraine war will become clear soon, the secretary of state said.
President Trump said he could impose tariffs on nations that buy oil from Russia if it thwarts negotiations for a peace deal in Ukraine. He suggested the same step was possible for Iran.
Lawmakers had feared that a database on children taken by Russia was deleted when funding was stopped as part of President Trump’s foreign aid cuts.
On the day the report was released, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, told lawmakers that Moscow was a “formidable competitor.”
There is little appetite in Ukraine and Russia for major concessions, according to a U.S. firm’s analysis of online posts. But a minority of Russians want to keep fighting until Ukraine’s president is overthrown.
The Ukrainian president had appeared open to Russia’s offer of a partial cease-fire but deeply skeptical after President Trump spoke with President Vladimir V. Putin.
In a call with President Trump, President Vladimir V. Putin agreed to pause strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days if Ukraine does the same. That falls short of the unconditional cease-fire Ukraine had already agreed to.