Putin Just Proved Trump’s Peace Plan Is a Total Joke

Donald Trump is adamant he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in a single day if he returns to the White House in November. Getting the two nations’ leaders to agree to a deal, however, may now be impossible.

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin set out his conditions for halting the carnage, saying he’d agree to a ceasefire and start negotiating for peace if they were met. The trouble is: there is no way in Hell that Kyiv would accept them.

Speaking at a meeting with the leaders of Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Putin said his move to peace would be predicated on Ukraine pulling its troops out of four regions annexed by Moscow two years ago. Russia has never fully controlled the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine which Putin now wants to be handed to him.

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