Media has learned of Trump's ability to use the Arctic for a settlement on Ukraine

US President-elect Donald Trump may use the Arctic to end the conflict in Ukraine. This is reported by the publication Responsible Statecraft (RS).

It is noted that Trump can end the conflict with incentives regarding the Arctic to attract the attention of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Such an option could also prove attractive to Trump, who approaches the world through the prism of a businessman in search of a major deal," the December 20 piece said.

According to the author of the article, the United States could help develop infrastructure and trade routes in the Arctic in exchange for the end of hostilities. At the same time, the initiative will imply the removal of sanctions from the Northern Sea Route and the inclusion of Western investments.

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Before that, on December 4, it became known that Trump's team has three plans to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. One of them is the plan of President-elect Keith Kellogg's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, the second proposal came from Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, and the third was put forward by Richard Grenell, Trump's former acting intelligence chief.

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