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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Three people with knowledge of the talks told the Guardian that Vladimir Putin had signalled a readiness to effectively freeze the frontlines of the conflict in exchange for numerous concessions, including US recognition of Russian control of Crimea and considerable US sanctions relief. The Financial Times first reported Putin's proposal on Tuesday. The vice-president, JD Vance, confirmed on Wednesday that the US would seek to "freeze the territorial lines at some level close to where they are today". Some territory could change hands, he said. |
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More Alternate links: Google News | Twitter Thousands of nuclear arms had been left on Ukrainian soil by Moscow after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. But in the years that followed, Ukraine made the decision to completely denuclearize. In exchange, the U.S., the U.K. and Russia would guarantee Ukraine's security in a 1994 agreement known as the Budapest Memorandum. Trump has now betrayed that. No one, including Iran, will give up their nukes now and more countries will do everything to get nuclear weapons knowing the US can't be trusted. Comments
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