The administration of US President Donald Trump is ready to recognize Russian control of Crimea as part of a proposal to end the war in Ukraine, a well-informed official said, CNN reported.
The proposal also includes establishing a ceasefire along the current battle lines, the official told CNN, adding that the plan was presented to European and Ukrainian officials who met in Paris on Thursday, Hina reported.
The peace framework was also mentioned in a phone call between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
“There are still parts of the framework that need to be filled in. The US plans to work with Europe and Ukraine on this next week in London,” the source said.
The Trump administration is also planning another meeting between President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian officials to get Moscow to join the overall US framework, the same source said.
Russian forces took control of the Crimean peninsula in 2014, and Moscow annexed the territory in a move deemed illegal by the vast majority of the international community. That move foreshadowed Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine in 2022, reports Al Jazeera Balkans.
