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US President Donald Trump has pointed that the US might ‘take a pass’ on its efforts to mediate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.
People walking past a banner depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, Crimea (Credits: Reuters)
As a part of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, the United States is willing to recognise Russian control over Crimea. The peace proposal calls for an immediate ceasefire between the two nations. The framework was presented to Ukrainian and European officials in Paris on Thursday.
Reportedly, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also discussed on the proposal on call.
Notably, Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. The move was widely criticised by the international community, who termed it “illegal”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy too refused to give away the region to Russia.
US President Donald Trump has indicated that the US might “take a pass” on its efforts to mediate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine if negotiations prove to be too challenging, CNN reported.
“If, for some reason, one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say, ‘You’re foolish, you’re foolish. You’re horrible people,’ and we’re just going to take a pass,” Trump said.
The US President is also positive about the deal. “I think we have a really good chance of getting it done. It’s coming to a head right now,” he said.
Meanwhile, some details on the agreement is yet to be finalised, and the US is likely to plan more on this with Europe and Ukraine in London next week.
Trump’s remarks came days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while speaking in Paris, emphasised the need to determine if it was possible to end the war or not.
“We need to determine very quickly now, and I’m talking about a matter of days, whether or not this is doable,” he told reporters before departing Paris.
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