Ukraine rejects US’ Russia-friendly plan, Trump responds by attacking Zelensky

The peace plan proposed by the Trump administration quickly collapsed, with Ukraine firmly rejecting it for its openly pro-Russian orientation, including endorsing Russian control over territories occupied for the past three years, recognizing the annexation of Crimea and banning any future Ukrainian membership of NATO.

This initiative, presented by the United States, illustrates once again the problematic alignment of Trump’s foreign policy with the interests of the Kremlin, to the detriment of Ukraine.

Zelensky was also very clear about Ukraine’s position on its territorial integrity:

“Ukraine will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea”.

Zelensky then added: “There’s nothing to talk about here”.

This statement visibly irritated Donald Trump, who quoted Zelensky in a post on Truth Social, accusing him of having “no cards to play” and claiming that Crimea “was lost years ago”.

The Trump administration, through Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has also threatened to withdraw from peace negotiations if Ukraine persists in rejecting his proposal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed that Ukraine would only enter into peace negotiations with Russia once a complete ceasefire had been established.