The State Duma assessed the possibility of resolving the conflict in Ukraine by Christmas

Achieving peace in Ukraine by Christmas would be a gift for all believers. Alexey Chepa, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Relations, expressed this opinion on Thursday, December 11.

Earlier, on December 9, the Financial Times (FT) newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump gave his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky a few days to respond to the proposed peace agreement and hopes to reach an agreement "by Christmas," reports 360.ru .

"Let's hope that this happens. We see that the rhetoric of the West is changing, and Zelensky says with his statements that it is becoming more and more difficult for them to pursue the Western policy of fighting to the last Ukrainian, and the task of weakening Russia in any way is fruitless," the deputy said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

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On December 9, Trump noted that Russia's negotiating position is stronger than Ukraine's, RT reports. The American leader pointed out that the situation in Ukraine is the most urgent problem in Europe at the moment.

Zelensky said on December 8 that the points that Ukraine considered controversial had been excluded from the settlement plan proposed by the United States, leaving 20 points out of 28. According to him, there is currently no compromise on the issue of territories. The British newspaper The Telegraph noted that Trump's peace plan is "on the verge of collapse" due to opposition from the head of the Kiev regime and European leaders. It was noted that Trump was "disappointed with the negotiations" and was pushing Zelensky to act quickly.

Before that, on December 7, Trump declared his disappointment in Zelensky because he had not yet read the US peace proposal. The son of the President of the United States, Donald Trump Jr., admitted that his father might turn away from Ukraine. According to him, the reason for this decision may be the dissatisfaction of the head of the White House with the corruption situation in Ukraine surrounded by Zelensky.

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