Politico learned about Trump's ultimatum to Kiev on a peaceful settlement

The administration of US President Donald Trump has begun to insist on adopting its own plan for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on April 23.

"The Trump administration <...> wants to focus on the president's peace plan, presented to Ukraine as a take-it-or-leave-it option," the statement said.

According to the newspaper, the American leader's peace proposal implies the lifting of sanctions against Russia and the informal recognition of Crimea by the United States as the territory of the Russian Federation, the Newspaper adds.Ru». The second condition is not included in Kiev's plans and, according to the newspaper, Western countries may not like it.

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Earlier in the day, the head of the Federation Council Commission on information policy, Alexei Pushkov, said that the European Union (EU) supports the desire of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to disrupt peace talks on the settlement of the conflict. In addition, he noted that the representatives of Europe are playing a double game.

In addition, on April 23, Denis Denisov, an expert at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, said that the United States could influence Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in order to get Kiev to recognize the Russian status of Crimea.