Washington DC: The United States is ready to recognise Russian control over Crimea as part of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, CNN reported, citing an official familiar with the proposed framework.<\/p>\n
The peace proposal includes an immediate ceasefire between the two countries. The framework was shared with the Ukrainian and European officials in Paris on Thursday.<\/p>\n
A phone call regarding this proposal also took place between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, CNN reported, quoting sources.<\/p>\n
However, there are some pieces that still need to be filled out, and the US is planning to work with Europe and Ukraine on that next week in London, the source said.<\/p>\n
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 following a military invasion \u2014 a move widely condemned as illegal by the international community.
\nUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly refused to cede the territory to Russia.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Donald Trump also signalled the US may \u201ctake a pass\u201d on its efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine if either side makes negotiations too difficult, CNN reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf, for some reason, one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we\u2019re just going to say, \u2018You\u2019re foolish, you\u2019re foolish. You\u2019re horrible people,\u2019 and we\u2019re just going to take a pass,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
Despite the warning, Trump expressed cautious optimism about securing a deal, CNN reported. \u201cI think we have a really good chance of getting it done. It\u2019s coming to a head right now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s remarks came after a statement by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who suggested abandoning the peace efforts in Ukraine within \u201cdays.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking in Paris after high-level talks with European, Ukrainian, and Russian officials, Rubio stressed the urgency of determining whether the war can be ended or not.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to determine very quickly now, and I\u2019m talking about a matter of days, whether or not this is doable,\u201d he told reporters before departing Paris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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