Trump administration ‘secretly working with Russia to form new Ukraine peace plan’
washington secretly formulates a plan Russia with Ending the war in Ukraineaccording to one report.
According to Axios, citing sources, the new 28-item plan will consist of “security guarantees, the security of Europe and the future relations of the United States with Russia and Ukraine.”
This comes amid a new US initiative to broker peace between Moscow and Kyiv. many diplomatic attempts failed in recent months.
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is said to have discussed the plan with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and Volodymyr Zelensky’s security adviser Rustem Umerov, according to officials in Washington and Kiev.
Washington renews effort to end war in Ukraine (AP)
The proposal was reportedly inspired by Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan, which went into effect in October. Although the plan succeeded in ending the war, it did not end violence in the region, and both Hamas and Israel accused the other of violating the agreement.
The White House also stated that it has begun briefing European officials about the proposal, which will be discussed at high-level meetings this week, as EU countries are constantly subjected to territorial violations by drones during Russia’s air strikes on Ukraine.
Washington also sent two senior US Army officials to Kiev for a rare wartime visit by officials from the Trump administration in a renewed attempt to end the war in Ukraine. Policy.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Randy George went on an unannounced trip to meet with Ukrainian leaders in an effort to revive stalled peace talks with Russia. Policy It was reported on Wednesday.
According to the news, based on sources familiar with the plans, the duo will meet with Zelensky, senior commanders and MPs.
Mr Driscoll is also expected to meet with Russian officials at a later date. Wall Street Magazine are reported separately.
The White House reportedly approached Driscoll and other senior commanders in the hope that Moscow could better respond to military intermediaries after previous failed efforts with political officials.
A Ukrainian firefighter uses a water hose to extinguish a fire at the site of the Russian attack in Kharkiv (AFP via Getty Images)
Recently, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that he was ready to meet with the US Secretary of State. Marco Rubio The two met to discuss repairing relations following reports that he was sidelined by Putin for failing to secure a peace summit with Trump.
Lavrov spoke by phone rubio To discuss a possible summit on October 20 Finance Times He quoted a source as saying that Lavrov’s meeting with Rubio was stalling Washington.
The next day, Trump said he did not want to have a meeting that would be a “waste of time.” He later said he canceled the summit because it “didn’t feel right.”
The highly anticipated meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska last August failed to produce any progress in achieving peace.
The visit to Kiev comes as Russian forces are making gradual advances along parts of the front line and stepping up missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Kiev’s Western allies are looking for new ways to maintain supplies of weapons and ammunition.
Russia A major air strike was carried out on Ukraine last nightMr. Zelensky said 518 drones and missiles were fired at targets across Ukraine, including the country’s west, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens. It was stated that many people could be trapped under the debris.
