Trump to appoint special envoy for peace in Ukraine soon – Fox News
14 November 13:03
President-elect Donald Trump will soon appoint a special representative for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. This was reported by Fox News, citing numerous sources, according to Komersant ukrainskyi
Reportedly, the special representative will lead efforts to end the war with Russia, and he will be a very authoritative person, according to American journalists.
“You’re going to see a very high-ranking special envoy, a person of great credibility, who will be tasked with finding a way to a settlement, to reach a peace agreement. This will happen soon,”
– said one of the sources.
The position is expected to be unpaid. For example, from 2017 to 2019, Kurt Volker served as a special representative for Ukrainian negotiations on a volunteer basis.
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Trump’s position on Ukraine
During the election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said that he would stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of his election. That time has already passed.
Also during the election, the media spread the so-called “Trump Plan”. The plan was that the United States would use its influence to stop the war, taking into account the status quo. To do this, Trump would force Putin and Zelenskyy to sit down at the negotiating table. If Putin does not agree to negotiate, the United States will give Ukraine all the weapons it needs to win on the battlefield. If Zelenskyy refuses to negotiate, the United States will completely stop helping Ukraine.
This plan, in its various variations, stipulates that Russia retains the territories it temporarily occupies and that Ukraine does not join NATO.
However, later Trump seemed to “forget” about this plan. In particular, he voiced scenarios in which he would force Russia to capitulate due to the decline in world oil prices.
After Trump was elected President of the United States, one of his advisors, Brian Lanza, said that Ukraine should forget about Crimea. The president-elect’s entourage, however, was quick to deny this statement and said that Lanza could not speak for Trump.
