The Sovfed assessed Trump's likely plan to settle the conflict at the expense of Ukraine

It is pointless to discuss the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict with Kiev, the chairman of the Federation Council's committee for international affairs, Grigory Karasin, said on Wednesday, December 18, reacting to the plan of US President-elect Donald Trump to resolve the crisis at the expense of Ukraine, US political scientist Francis Fukuyama said.

He noted that Fukuyama is quite a well-known and experienced specialist in international affairs.

"He is a theorist who has written not only articles, but also books, which, incidentally, are studied in some universities in the West and which have been actively used, by the way, as a textbook in our universities as well. I am ready to agree with the part of his thought that in any case Kiev lost in this anti-Russian adventure, which was sponsored and supported in the West in every possible way," the senator said in a conversation with Lenta.Ru.

Karasin noted that Kiev lost because it does not adhere to any concept.

"This is a country where they cross out history, demolish monuments, forbid to speak one of the native languages of the country - Russian, try to impose some incomprehensible bias towards Russophobia in everything. They are doomed. It's quite obvious. Trump as a purely pragmatic and realistic person understands this," the politician said.

According to Karasin, the Kiev regime must fall, this is becoming more and more obvious to Western politicians.

The politician added that when the White House is ready, Russia will be able to negotiate on the terms outlined earlier by the country's President Vladimir Putin.

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The day before, Fukuyama said that Trump plans to settle the Ukrainian conflict at the expense of Kiev's interests, RT reported.

The political scientist noted that Ukraine may offer territorial concessions in exchange for guarantees of NATO membership, but European leaders may not go for it because of additional military commitments, 360.ru reported. He also expressed his opinion about Trump's contemptuous attitude to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (term expired on May 20), according to the website kp.ru.

Earlier in the day, Trump said he would be able to answer a question about Kiev's possible territorial concessions after "the first meeting with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine," NSN reported. On December 17, he also said he was working hard to end the Ukrainian conflict and had already made "a little progress."

December 13, Trump's special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg admitted the end of the conflict in Ukraine in the coming months, Life.Ru writes. According to him, the US President-elect is capable of decisive action on conflict resolution.

Before that, on December 3, was published written in April "Kellogg's Plan" for the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, the author of which is the future special envoy of Trump. In his opinion, it is necessary to stop political isolation of the Russian Federation, putting pressure on Moscow and Kiev, as well as to start stimulating peaceful settlement more actively. Kellogg suggested the preservation of liberated territories by Russia, the easing of sanctions and the normalization of relations with the United States.

On November 29, the Foreign Intelligence Service pointed to NATO's desire to freeze the conflict in Ukraine in order to rebuild the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It was noted that the West might plan to use this to rebuild the Ukrainian army and prepare for a future offensive.

The special operation to defend Donbass, the start of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.