Trump’s deadline for Zelensky and the handing over of Ukrainian territories

According to RCO News Agency, for a long time, US President Donald Trump has presented a peace plan to Ukraine and Russia; A plan that was not liked by Ukraine and European countries because they have claimed that this agreement is more beneficial to Russia. However, it appears that the United States intends to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept the deal.

“Financial Times” newspaper wrote on Tuesday evening in a report quoting informed sources: “The president of Ukraine told his European counterparts that in a 2-hour phone call on Saturday, Steve Wittkoff, the special envoy of the US president, and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, pressured him to make a quick decision.

According to the newspaper, a person familiar with the proposed timetable for Kiev said that Trump hopes to reach an agreement “by Christmas”, the New Year’s holiday.

These informed sources told the Financial Times: “President Zelensky has told US representatives that he needs time to consult with other European allies before reacting to Washington’s proposal.” “Kiev is worried that if the US goes ahead without Europe’s consent, this proposal could destroy the unity of the West.”

This English media quoted Western officials as saying: “The Ukrainian side is in a situation where it cannot reject the handover of Ukrainian lands, nor can it reject the American side’s offer.”

On Monday evening, Volodymyr Zelensky said, referring to Donald Trump’s position on the end of the war in Ukraine: “Donald Trump has his own view of how to end the war, which is different from the view of Ukraine.” “Ukraine has no right to cede its territories under its own constitution, international laws or moral laws.”

During his trip to London, he also held a meeting with European leaders, including British Prime Minister Kerr Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Mertes, and French President Emmanuel Macron, focusing on the Ukrainian lands and the peace plan in this war-torn European country.

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