Overview
- Opinion and analysis describe proposals advanced by President Trump and emissary Steve Witkoff as offering major concessions to Moscow in exchange for stopping the fighting.
- European leaders expressed concern on a leaked conference call reported by Der Spiegel, with Emmanuel Macron warning of a U.S. deal that cedes territory without robust security guarantees.
- As described by supporters of the effort, the reported framework would let Russia keep Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine, block NATO membership for Ukraine, and pair EU accession prospects with security assurances.
- Analysts caution that rejecting a Trump-brokered offer could risk a cutoff of vital U.S. intelligence and weapons flows to Ukraine.
- Editorials highlight continued Russian advances in the Donbas and fault European disunity, including disputes over control of roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian assets and a sanctions regime vulnerable to holdouts.