US EditionAmerican senators rip Trump’s Ukraine peace proposal at international security conference in Canada
Bipartisan senators at the Halifax forum criticized Rubio’s description of Trump’s 28-point Ukraine peace plan as a Russian 'wish list' that concedes territory and limits Ukraine’s military.
- At Halifax's Westin hotel on Saturday, American senators criticized a U.S. peace plan crafted by the Trump administration and the Kremlin without Ukraine's involvement.
- Senators objected because the plan concedes to Russian demands, including territory Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejects, and Independent Sen. Angus King, Maine, likened it to the 1938 Munich Pact as appeasement.
- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said `then the President ought to find new advisors` if officials appease Putin, while Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen called the plan `an outrage` and `very clearly written by Putin and Russia`.
- Internationally, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the proposal late Friday, saying it `could form the basis of a final peace settlement`, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged to `work calmly` with Washington and partners, insisting on fair treatment.
- The forum this year drew about 300 attendees and the Trump administration suspended participation of U.S. defense officials; senators warned Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un are watching closely, raising U.S. credibility stakes.
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Hoeven and Cramer attend Halifax International Security Forum
BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer were among a group of US leaders and legislators who traveled north to attend the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Both Senators spoke during separate sessions at the forum “I look forward to joining my colleagues at the Halifax International Security Forum [...]
Russian stuff blowing up: Trump's surrender plan goes from fait accompli to FUBAR
I thought I was way past being shocked by anything Trump does, but this story that broke yesterday will go down in history — and not in a good way. First, we have a bipartisan group of senators saying that they were told by Marco Rubio that the plan...
Sydney Morning Herald
Rubio in damage control amid Republican revolt over Trump’s Ukraine peace plan
The confusion comes as European leaders push for a rival 24-point peace plan that would keep sanctions on Russia and allow foreign troops to be stationed in Ukraine.
The American peace plan to settle the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is strongly criticized in the US camp. Several Republican elected officials claim that the project favours the Russians in the end of the conflict, while a discussion between the two countries at war is planned.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, under a barrage of criticism from the Senate that the peace plan is a "Russian wish list", claimed that the plan was written in the US, taking into account the wishes of both Ukraine and Russia.
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