Kyiv Warns Of Doom As Trump Peace Plan Hands Putin Major Wins

 

Ukraine has been pushed into its most perilous diplomatic corner yet. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in a national address that Kyiv may soon face a brutal choice: protect its sovereignty or preserve the American support keeping the country alive. The trigger is Washington’s new peace plan — a Trump-backed blueprint that hands Moscow key concessions and has been met with visible enthusiasm in the Kremlin.

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the proposal as a “modernized” version of earlier U.S. discussions, saying it “could form the basis of a final peace settlement.” That enthusiasm is precisely what alarms Ukraine. The plan reportedly demands that Kyiv surrender territory, shrink its army, and abandon its NATO ambitions — red lines Zelenskyy has long rejected.

 

Zelenskyy did not outright refuse the plan but bluntly stated that Ukraine was not seriously consulted. He said he held calls with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, while stressing the proposal’s text “has not been discussed with us in any substantive way.” Trump, meanwhile, is applying pressure. The former president said he expects Zelenskyy’s answer by Thursday, adding a characteristic warning: “You don’t have the cards.”

 

Europe, blindsided by Washington’s rapid maneuvering, scrambled to reaffirm its backing for Kyiv. Germany’s Friedrich Merz, France’s Emmanuel Macron, and Britain’s Keir Starmer all reassured Zelenskyy of “unchanged and full support,” even as they cautiously welcomed American “efforts.” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called the war an “existential threat,” insisting that “Russia has no legal right whatsoever to any concessions.”

 

Skepticism is rising in Washington, too. Senators from both parties questioned whether the plan simply mirrors a Russian wish list. Yet Trump insists it will stop Putin, not embolden him. For now, Ukraine is studying the proposal — knowing that rejecting it could mean losing the superpower it relies on most.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Zelenskyy says Ukraine may have to choose between sovereignty and continued U.S. backing.
• Trump’s plan includes major concessions to Russia, drawing praise from Putin and alarm in Europe.
• U.S. senators from both parties warn the proposal risks rewarding Russian aggression.

 

SOURCE: Associated Press

 

 

 

Trump siding with Putin and stitching up Ukraine again. Give Putin everything he wants and stab Ukraine in the back. Typical Trump Ukraine should bow down to his best buddy Putin and surrender.

 

I live in the south west of England on the coast. One of my hobbies is sea fishing and I belong to a club that has a Ukranian family in it (mother and her son and daughter) they came shortly after the war started the father is still in Ukraine though apparently not on the front line. I believe he is somehow involved in manufacturing for the army.

 

I deliberately do not talk about the war when speaking to the children though I will be very interested to hear what their mother has to say about Trumps peace plan.

 

I know her brother was killed in the war and she was worried that Russia would steal her children if she had stayed.