6 hours agoOne of Putin's conditions: Russia becoming official language in Ukraine
Periskopi(10 months ago)
(10 months ago)US President Donald Trump told European leaders after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska that he supported a plan to end the war in Ukraine by launching territory to Russian invaders, instead of trying for a ceasefire. Trump will discuss this plan with Ukrainian President [...]
Trump will discuss this plan with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Monday at the White House, and there was discussion of whether other European officials would join him, writes. NYT.
After his meeting with Putin, Trump has given up his request for an immediate ceasefire and believes a quick peace treaty can be negotiated, as long as Zelensky agrees to release the rest of the Donbas region of Russia, even those areas that are not occupied by Russian troops, sends the telegraph.
Zelensky and European leaders have strongly opposed such land issue, which also contains important protective lines and is rich in minerals.
Ukrainian officials have said that a final agreement could not include Kiev agreeing to permanently abandon any Ukrainian sovereign territory, which would violate the Ukrainian Constitution.
In exchange, Putin offered a ceasefire in the rest of Ukraine on current battle lines and a written promise not to attack Ukraine or any European country again.
Putin also called for assurances that Russian will again become official languages in Ukraine and security for Russian Orthodox churches. /Periscope/
