Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia
Source: New York Times
Archive link (no paywall): https://archive.is/briQO
Vice President JD Vance said the cease-fire plan would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and that the U.S. would walk away if both parties did not agree.
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday called on Ukraine to accept an American peace proposal that closely aligns with longstanding Russian goals, including a freeze of territorial lines in the three-year war, acceptance of the annexation of Crimea by Russia and a prohibition on Ukraine becoming part of the NATO alliance.
It was the first time a U.S. official had publicly laid out a plan to end the war that favors Russia in such stark terms.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/world/europe/ukraine-cease-fire-talks-london.html
Is there really any doubt that Trump is completely in Putin's pocket?

dchill
(42,080 posts)Study hard, weasel.
mdbl
(6,255 posts)He seems to like it better.
dchill
(42,080 posts)momta
(4,162 posts)Because of course the ONLY way to "end" the war is to give Putin whatever he wants.
OnDoutside
(20,803 posts)I've had the opinion that Europe have been sitting back biding their time in letting Trump come up with this inevitable proposal before stepping in. Well this is the moment Europe now needs to step forward and say no, this is not going to happen.
PortTack
(35,572 posts)blue-wave
(4,626 posts)for security assurances from the good 'ol USA. Like the assurances given in the Budapest Memorandum.
The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, signed on December 5, 1994, involves agreements between Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the nuclear powers of the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom. It provided security assurances to these countries in exchange for their commitment to give up nuclear weapons and respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum
Who in Europe is next in line for Russian annexation?