US EditionMcConnell, Wicker pan Trump plan for Ukraine as rewarding Putin
The plan would recognize Russian control over key Ukrainian regions and reduce Ukraine’s military, prompting criticism from senators as rewarding Putin’s aggression.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan, reportedly drawn up with Russian officials, faced sharp criticism from Sen. Mitch McConnell, former Senate Majority Leader, and Sen. Roger Wicker, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
- The plan was quietly hammered out between Washington and Moscow, placing Luhansk, Donetsk and Crimea under 'de facto' Russian control and barring NATO troops, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said.
- Under the proposal, Steve Witkoff's draft would require Ukraine to give up the 14% of Donbas it controls and cut its armed forces by half, while lifting sanctions and directing $100 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
- McConnell warned the proposal lets Vladimir Putin 'play President Trump for a fool' and compared it to the Afghanistan withdrawal; he added, 'In particular, any suggestion that we can pursue arms control with a serial liar and killer like Putin should be treated with great skepticism.'
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has rejected any plan forcing Ukraine to surrender land or abandon Western integration, while observers warn lifting sanctions would readmit Russia and reshape European security.
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The French President said that the countries supporting Ukraine would meet Tuesday afternoon in videoconference to discuss the peace plan proposed by the United States, which provided for the transfer of Donetsk and Lugansk to Moscow, in addition to Crimea.
Republicans Roger Wicker and Mitch McConnell disapprove of Donald Trump's proposed plan for the Ukrainian government to end the war with Russia
Sens. McConnell, Wicker Pan Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan
Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Roger Wicker on Friday criticized President Donald Trump's peace proposal for Ukraine.Former Senate Majority Leader McConnell warned it marked yet another attempt by Russian President Vladimir Putin to play the president "for a fool."The senators issued statements after details emerged of Trump's 28-point peace plan to end the war launched by Putin when Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022.Read mor…
Sens. McConnell, Wicker Pan Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan
Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Roger Wicker on Friday criticized President Donald Trump's peace proposal for Ukraine.Former Senate Majority Leader McConnell warned it marked yet another attempt by Russian President Vladimir Putin to play the president "for a fool."The senators issued statements after details emerged of Trump's 28-point peace plan to end the war launched by Putin when Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022.Read mor…
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