Ukraine agrees to revised peace deal brokered by Trump with Russia, looks like the war is close to ending.

[Scott Downey]

MSN

Ukraine has agreed to the core elements of a peace proposal brokered by the Trump administration, with some details still to be worked out, a U.S. official confirmed Tuesday to NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer.

Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, confirmed in a social media post that Ukrainian and U.S. delegations agreed on “the core terms” of the agreement presented in Geneva.


“We appreciate the productive and constructive meetings held in Geneva between the Ukrainian and U.S. delegations, as well as President Trump’s steadfast efforts to end the war,” Umerov wrote in a post on the social platform X.

“Our delegations reached a common understanding on the core terms of the agreement discussed in Geneva,” he continued. “We now count on the support of our European partners in our further steps.”

“We look forward to organizing a visit of Ukraine’s President to the US at the earliest suitable date in November to complete final steps and make a deal with President Trump,” he added.

The U.S. has renewed its effort to bring the war between Ukraine and Russia to an end, with delegations from the U.S., Ukraine and key European allies meeting in Geneva over the weekend to discuss the 28-point plan the U.S. proposed last week.


The plan has been widely panned as too favorable to Russia, but U.S. officials have said the document is not the final offer and that it would likely change.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said late Monday that “the list of necessary steps to end the war can become workable” after officials emerged from talks in Geneva on Sunday optimistic about progress. Zelensky said he planned to discuss “sensitive” outstanding issues with Trump.

Oleksandr Bevz, a Ukrainian delegate at talks in Geneva on Sunday, confirmed the number of points were reduced but denied reports that the new plan consisted of 19 points, The Associated Press reported.

”(The document) is going to continue to change. We can confirm that it was reduced to take out points not relating to Ukraine, to exclude duplicates and for editing purposes,” Bevz told the AP. He said points relating only to U.S.-Russian relations were dropped from the latest draft.


U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll met with Russian officials for several hours late Monday and on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates. A U.S. official confirmed to the AP that the Ukrainians were aware the meeting was taking place and that all sides were eager to reach a deal as soon as possible.

“Late Monday and throughout Tuesday, Secretary Driscoll and team have been in discussions with the Russian delegation to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine,” Driscoll spokesperson Jeff Tolbert told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network.

“The talks are going well and we remain optimistic. Secretary Driscoll is closely synchronized with the White House and the U.S. interagency as these talks progress,” Tolbert continued.

The plan initially faced backlash, even from some of Trump’s Republican allies on Capitol Hill.

On Saturday, Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) said Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them on a call that the plan wasn’t primarily authored by the U.S. but instead was “essentially the wish list of the Russians.” Rubio pushed back on those reports.


The initial U.S. proposal, first reported by Axios and then obtained by the AP last week, included a provision that would place the regions of Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk under “de facto” Russian control to be recognized by the U.S., and it sought to prohibit Ukraine’s admission to NATO, among other items considered likely nonstarters for Ukraine.

There were also no major concessions required from Moscow, apart from directing $100 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine’s reconstruction.

 

[Reggie Belafonte]

Thank God for Trump !

 

[ProverbsInPink]

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[Chrysostomos]

That's nonsense.

 

[Chrysostomos]

Putin publicly outlined the goals and objectives of the war in Ukraine:
1. Protecting the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine.
2. Full demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.
3. Bringing to justice those he called the "Kyiv junta."
4. Putin demanded that NATO halt its eastward expansion and return to the configuration that existed at the signing of the Russia-NATO Founding Act on May 27, 1997.

Question: which of these goals and objectives have been achieved?
None!
The situation for Russians in Ukraine has never been this bad. Moreover, even Russians of Russia have had their entry complicated or outright banned in a whole range of EU countries. Russians around the world now face difficulties with financial transfers and payments.
Russian banks are disconnected from SWIFT, complicating international settlements for Russians everywhere.

Roughly $300 billion of the Russian Federation’s foreign exchange reserves were frozen. And the interest income from those assets has already been spent on Ukraine. Humiliation, disgrace, and a demonstration of Russia’s weakness. The sanctions have inflicted colossal damage and losses on Russia. Who is going to answer for this?

NATO countries have "pumped" Ukraine with weapons, and now Ukraine is the most militarized country in the world.

Nazism in Ukraine is thriving. No one from those Putin called the "Kyiv junta" has been brought to justice—on the contrary, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin.

NATO not only didn't return to the 1997 borders but expanded to include Finland and Sweden.

On the other hand, Zelensky refused to sign the Istanbul agreements with the goal of militarily regaining control over the 1991 borders. If Ukraine signs Trump's "peace plan" now, Ukrainians will ask: what was all this for? Why not sign the Istanbul agreements, which were much more favorable than Trump's "peace plan," and avoid millions killed and wounded?
Avoid all these tragedies, destructions, and deprivations. Why, then?

In the same way, Putin will look like a complete failure if he signs Trump's "peace plan," thereby admitting that all the goals and objectives of the war in Ukraine have not been achieved. Those he called the "Kyiv junta" and a "Nazi band of drug addicts" will once again become respected Kyiv partners. Only this time, no one will have any illusions. Ukraine will start preparing for the next war, for the next revenge, the very same day. They'll start training soldiers right after birth, starting from nursery school in kindergarten.

Moreover, both in Kyiv and Moscow, they perfectly understand that Trump decides nothing even in the USA. Anything signed will be immediately canceled by the next administration or outright sabotaged. Trump can't guarantee anything to anyone. Trump can't even guarantee anything to himself. He's a lame duck. And everyone understands that. They're just pretending to play along with Trump to buy time. Trump doesn't have much time left. Almost a year has already passed. At best, two years remain, though the next midterm elections could weaken Trump even more.

 

[Scott Downey]

Well one of the goals was to take away the eastern 'russian speaking' and 'russian leaning' oblasts, and it looks like he is getting that.
Another was to prevent Kiev from joining NATO, and Russia won't back away from that.

Ukraine does not agree to peace, the war of attrition continues, and Trump is looking less likely to keep funding this war.

 

[ProDeo]

Putin publicly outlined the goals and objectives of the war in Ukraine:
1. Protecting the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine.
2. Full demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.
3. Bringing to justice those he called the "Kyiv junta."
4. Putin demanded that NATO halt its eastward expansion and return to the configuration that existed at the signing of the Russia-NATO Founding Act on May 27, 1997.

Question: which of these goals and objectives have been achieved?
None!
The situation for Russians in Ukraine has never been this bad. Moreover, even Russians of Russia have had their entry complicated or outright banned in a whole range of EU countries. Russians around the world now face difficulties with financial transfers and payments.
Russian banks are disconnected from SWIFT, complicating international settlements for Russians everywhere.

Roughly $300 billion of the Russian Federation’s foreign exchange reserves were frozen. And the interest income from those assets has already been spent on Ukraine. Humiliation, disgrace, and a demonstration of Russia’s weakness. The sanctions have inflicted colossal damage and losses on Russia. Who is going to answer for this?

NATO countries have "pumped" Ukraine with weapons, and now Ukraine is the most militarized country in the world.

Nazism in Ukraine is thriving. No one from those Putin called the "Kyiv junta" has been brought to justice—on the contrary, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin.

NATO not only didn't return to the 1997 borders but expanded to include Finland and Sweden.

On the other hand, Zelensky refused to sign the Istanbul agreements with the goal of militarily regaining control over the 1991 borders. If Ukraine signs Trump's "peace plan" now, Ukrainians will ask: what was all this for? Why not sign the Istanbul agreements, which were much more favorable than Trump's "peace plan," and avoid millions killed and wounded?
Avoid all these tragedies, destructions, and deprivations. Why, then?

In the same way, Putin will look like a complete failure if he signs Trump's "peace plan," thereby admitting that all the goals and objectives of the war in Ukraine have not been achieved. Those he called the "Kyiv junta" and a "Nazi band of drug addicts" will once again become respected Kyiv partners. Only this time, no one will have any illusions. Ukraine will start preparing for the next war, for the next revenge, the very same day. They'll start training soldiers right after birth, starting from nursery school in kindergarten.

Moreover, both in Kyiv and Moscow, they perfectly understand that Trump decides nothing even in the USA. Anything signed will be immediately canceled by the next administration or outright sabotaged. Trump can't guarantee anything to anyone. Trump can't even guarantee anything to himself. He's a lame duck. And everyone understands that. They're just pretending to play along with Trump to buy time. Trump doesn't have much time left. Almost a year has already passed. At best, two years remain, though the next midterm elections could weaken Trump even more.

Slava Ukraini!

 

[Reggie Belafonte]

Putin publicly outlined the goals and objectives of the war in Ukraine:
1. Protecting the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine.
2. Full demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.
3. Bringing to justice those he called the "Kyiv junta."
4. Putin demanded that NATO halt its eastward expansion and return to the configuration that existed at the signing of the Russia-NATO Founding Act on May 27, 1997.

Question: which of these goals and objectives have been achieved?
None!
The situation for Russians in Ukraine has never been this bad. Moreover, even Russians of Russia have had their entry complicated or outright banned in a whole range of EU countries. Russians around the world now face difficulties with financial transfers and payments.
Russian banks are disconnected from SWIFT, complicating international settlements for Russians everywhere.

Roughly $300 billion of the Russian Federation’s foreign exchange reserves were frozen. And the interest income from those assets has already been spent on Ukraine. Humiliation, disgrace, and a demonstration of Russia’s weakness. The sanctions have inflicted colossal damage and losses on Russia. Who is going to answer for this?

NATO countries have "pumped" Ukraine with weapons, and now Ukraine is the most militarized country in the world.

Nazism in Ukraine is thriving. No one from those Putin called the "Kyiv junta" has been brought to justice—on the contrary, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin.

NATO not only didn't return to the 1997 borders but expanded to include Finland and Sweden.

On the other hand, Zelensky refused to sign the Istanbul agreements with the goal of militarily regaining control over the 1991 borders. If Ukraine signs Trump's "peace plan" now, Ukrainians will ask: what was all this for? Why not sign the Istanbul agreements, which were much more favorable than Trump's "peace plan," and avoid millions killed and wounded?
Avoid all these tragedies, destructions, and deprivations. Why, then?

In the same way, Putin will look like a complete failure if he signs Trump's "peace plan," thereby admitting that all the goals and objectives of the war in Ukraine have not been achieved. Those he called the "Kyiv junta" and a "Nazi band of drug addicts" will once again become respected Kyiv partners. Only this time, no one will have any illusions. Ukraine will start preparing for the next war, for the next revenge, the very same day. They'll start training soldiers right after birth, starting from nursery school in kindergarten.

Moreover, both in Kyiv and Moscow, they perfectly understand that Trump decides nothing even in the USA. Anything signed will be immediately canceled by the next administration or outright sabotaged. Trump can't guarantee anything to anyone. Trump can't even guarantee anything to himself. He's a lame duck. And everyone understands that. They're just pretending to play along with Trump to buy time. Trump doesn't have much time left. Almost a year has already passed. At best, two years remain, though the next midterm elections could weaken Trump even more.

$300 Billion Stolen from Russia in fact ! you will pay for that ! Such was clearly a criminal act !
Not to mention it sets a bad example to the rest of the world to play such idiot Games !
Who is going to pay for the idiot sanctions, you will ! and we all are !

If the world was not forced into going down this idiot War Games, the world and everybody would all be much better off !

Why are not the Greenies coming out and demanding a Stop to Wars !
Just Think of all the polution it has caused !
Who added that up ? no one ! because they do not truly give a rats at all.
Just the works to fix the homes destroyed alone could be added up, so as to freek any true Greenie right out.
Add it up !
I bet it such exceeds all of Australias so called Green measures dictated savings of it's claims easy during the same time spand ! that our PM pats himself on the back with all the time.

I remember the spastic attack on Australia by the French not long ago that they had a fit about only having stoped an idiot building of Subs that were out of date for worthy use ! The Frogs demanded compansation and Idiot Australia gave them way too much ! just to make the Frogs happy !

Well Russia has said it will not forget such things ? Russia pointed out to Australia some things, that the people should take seriously ? but the Gay PM just like a 5yo brat, could not give a rats what Russia had to say ! because our PM is a total moron. But who is it that could pay for such a childish moronic PM, just another 3rd rate backward little boy man dipstick who can not Talk with Putin. you do not do things like that unless you are a retard or do not know what you are doing.

But thanks to Trump He is man enough to be able to Talk with Putin.
Look at all of the dipsticks PM's who can not Talk with Putin, it's because they have no true diplomatic skills worthy to Talk in fact, that's clearly why !

Just think what could of been acheved if Easten Ukraine Borders were alowed the right to Vote ! Haha ! what total full on Morons, they brought all of this all on themselves ! and they clearly have no one to blame but themselves !
They want War good on them ! but people in Australia are being shafted, as were people in the USA been shafted from money that could of gone to help their own nations people out ! but Joe Biden clearly did not care less ! nor does our gay boy PM.

 

[ProverbsInPink]

$300 Billion Stolen from Russia in fact ! you will pay for that ! Such was clearly a criminal act !
Not to mention it sets a bad example to the rest of the world to play such idiot Games !
Who is going to pay for the idiot sanctions, you will ! and we all are !

If the world was not forced into going down this idiot War Games, the world and everybody would all be much better off !

Why are not the Greenies coming out and demanding a Stop to Wars !
Just Think of all the polution it has caused !
Who added that up ? no one ! because they do not truly give a rats at all.
Just the works to fix the homes destroyed alone could be added up, so as to freek any true Greenie right out.
Add it up !
I bet it such exceeds all of Australias so called Green measures dictated savings of it's claims easy during the same time spand ! that our PM pats himself on the back with all the time.

I remember the spastic attack on Australia by the French not long ago that they had a fit about only having stoped an idiot building of Subs that were out of date for worthy use ! The Frogs demanded compansation and Idiot Australia gave them way too much ! just to make the Frogs happy !

Well Russia has said it will not forget such things ? Russia pointed out to Australia some things, that the people should take seriously ? but the Gay PM just like a 5yo brat, could not give a rats what Russia had to say ! because our PM is a total moron. But who is it that could pay for such a childish moronic PM, just another 3rd rate backward little boy man dipstick who can not Talk with Putin. you do not do things like that unless you are a retard or do not know what you are doing.

But thanks to Trump He is man enough to be able to Talk with Putin.
Look at all of the dipsticks PM's who can not Talk with Putin, it's because they have no true diplomatic skills worthy to Talk in fact, that's clearly why !

Just think what could of been acheved if Easten Ukraine Borders were alowed the right to Vote ! Haha ! what total full on Morons, they brought all of this all on themselves ! and they clearly have no one to blame but themselves !
They want War good on them ! but people in Australia are being shafted, as were people in the USA been shafted from money that could of gone to help their own nations people out ! but Joe Biden clearly did not care less ! nor does our gay boy PM.

So much for Ukraine being painted with the victim card.

Ukraine says corrupt officials stole $40 million meant to buy arms for the war with Russia

Ukraine's security service says employees from an arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy mortar shells for the war with Russia.

apnews.com

Oh,I know, it's Trump's fault.