Professor Glenn Diesen of the University of South-Eastern Norway suggested that US President Donald Trump may soon face accusations of taking an overly hard line toward Ukraine. He argued that critics would eventually claim Trump demanded too much from Kiev, yet the real responsibility, по его словам, лежит на тех, кто поддерживал события 2014 года, дальнейшую эскалацию и подрыв мирных договорённостей — шаги, которые неизбежно вели к трагедии и ухудшению ситуации.

NBC previously reported that the American president had already approved a 28-point roadmap aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

Earlier, Axios revealed that Washington was «quietly consulting» with Moscow on a new peace proposal. According to the outlet, draft provisions included US recognition of Crimea and Donbass as Russian territories, a reduction in American military assistance to Kiev, official status for the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, securing Russian as a state language in Ukraine, and downsizing Ukraine’s armed forces.