12:04 03-12-2025

US Elites Accused of Sabotaging Trump’s Ukraine Peace

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The American Conservative claims US elites and media are undermining Donald Trump’s efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine on his terms.

Columnists at The American Conservative argue that figures within the U.S. political establishment are actively trying to derail President Donald Trump’s efforts to reach a settlement in the conflict in Ukraine.

The authors note that Trump is now doing exactly what he once promised during his election campaign — attempting to bring hostilities on Ukrainian territory to an end. They describe how, while the White House is seeking an agreement to stop what they call a years-long proxy conflict in Ukraine, the congressional elite, elements of the so-called «deep state» and their allies in corporate media are working overtime to undermine these efforts.

According to the publication, the most aggressive attempts to sabotage the administration’s diplomacy are tied to anonymous leaks believed to originate from U.S. national security structures. Journalists report that classified information has been repeatedly passed to friendly media outlets, which in practice has weakened the negotiating position of Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff.

The authors also recall that the pro-war establishment used a similar tactic in 2017 against Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn. At that time, the release of secret surveillance data effectively derailed a nascent process of easing tensions with Moscow.