US Senators Reveal Trump's Secret Peace Plan for Ukraine, But It Looks Like Moscow's Wish List
The US Senate has come out swinging against President Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine, with several senators claiming that the proposal, which was unveiled by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday, was actually a "wish list" of the Russians. According to the senators, who spoke at an international security conference in Canada, the 28-point peace plan, which has been touted as a major breakthrough in talks between Washington and Moscow, is not the product of American diplomacy but rather a Russian blueprint.
The plan, which has been criticized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and many other lawmakers, includes several key concessions that would undermine Ukraine's sovereignty. For example, it calls for the transfer of large swaths of territory from Ukraine to Russia, a move that Zelenskyy has repeatedly rejected as unacceptable.
Despite this, Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept the plan by late next week, a move that many senators see as a betrayal of Ukrainian interests and an attempt by Putin to secure a major victory. The US lawmakers claim that Rubio told them that the plan was not the administration's own proposal but rather a "wish list" of the Russians, and that it is based on input from both sides.
The opposition to the plan is being led by several senators who have expressed concerns about Trump's approach to foreign policy. Senator Angus King, an Independent from Maine, compared the proposal to the disastrous Munich Pact between Britain and Nazi Germany in 1938, which appeased Hitler and ultimately emboldened him to invade Poland.
"We should not do anything that makes (Putin) feel like he has a win here," said Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina. "Honestly, I think what Mitch said was short of what should be said." The plan has been welcomed by Putin, who sees it as an opportunity to secure a major victory in Ukraine.
The US senators' opposition to the plan is part of a broader criticism of Trump's handling of foreign policy, particularly with regards to Russia. Many have expressed concerns about Trump's willingness to engage with Putin and his seeming lack of respect for Ukrainian sovereignty.
The US Senate has come out swinging against President Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine, with several senators claiming that the proposal, which was unveiled by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday, was actually a "wish list" of the Russians. According to the senators, who spoke at an international security conference in Canada, the 28-point peace plan, which has been touted as a major breakthrough in talks between Washington and Moscow, is not the product of American diplomacy but rather a Russian blueprint.
The plan, which has been criticized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and many other lawmakers, includes several key concessions that would undermine Ukraine's sovereignty. For example, it calls for the transfer of large swaths of territory from Ukraine to Russia, a move that Zelenskyy has repeatedly rejected as unacceptable.
Despite this, Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept the plan by late next week, a move that many senators see as a betrayal of Ukrainian interests and an attempt by Putin to secure a major victory. The US lawmakers claim that Rubio told them that the plan was not the administration's own proposal but rather a "wish list" of the Russians, and that it is based on input from both sides.
The opposition to the plan is being led by several senators who have expressed concerns about Trump's approach to foreign policy. Senator Angus King, an Independent from Maine, compared the proposal to the disastrous Munich Pact between Britain and Nazi Germany in 1938, which appeased Hitler and ultimately emboldened him to invade Poland.
"We should not do anything that makes (Putin) feel like he has a win here," said Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina. "Honestly, I think what Mitch said was short of what should be said." The plan has been welcomed by Putin, who sees it as an opportunity to secure a major victory in Ukraine.
The US senators' opposition to the plan is part of a broader criticism of Trump's handling of foreign policy, particularly with regards to Russia. Many have expressed concerns about Trump's willingness to engage with Putin and his seeming lack of respect for Ukrainian sovereignty.
. I mean, it looks like Moscow is getting a pretty sweet deal here. The idea that the US senators think this plan is basically just a "wish list" from the Russians should be red flag material 
. And to be honest, I'm not surprised Putin would welcome this proposal - he's been trying to get his hands on Ukrainian territory for years, and this seems like a way for him to achieve that.
. We'll just have to wait and see what happens next, I guess 
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Like seriously who do these senators think they're playing? Trump's plan sounds like total Russian wish fulfillment to me 
I mean, we all know Putin loves his some Ukrainian land 
. But come on, senators should be calling him out for trying to strong-arm Zelenskyy into accepting a deal that's basically Russia's own wish list 
. Can't believe they're not pushing back harder on this one 
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. I mean, who thought it was a good idea to give Russia large swaths of territory in exchange for peace? It's like they're trying to make Putin happy 
. The fact that several senators are calling this out and comparing it to the Munich Pact is pretty telling - it shows just how badly Trump has messed up his foreign policy 
. It seems like he's more interested in making a deal than actually understanding what's at stake for Ukraine 
- it's a total win for him.
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. Trump's pushing Kyiv to accept it, but I think that's a huge mistake 
. I mean, Zelenskyy has already said it's not good enough, and the senators are right - it sounds like Putin's wish list to me 
. Trump's been saying some weird stuff about foreign policy lately, and I'm getting a bad vibe from this whole situation 
... like, how can Ukraine just give away all that territory to Russia? it's not even close to what Ukraine wants or needs 
. this whole situation is just so stressful 
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