US President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that his idea to end the war in Ukraine was not his final offer, and that he hoped the violence would cease “one way or another.”
When asked by reporters if his 28-point proposal, which would see Ukraine surrender territory, reduce its army, and swear never to join NATO, was his “final offer to Ukraine,” Trump responded, “No.”
“We’re attempting to put an end to it. “We have to end it, one way or another,” he remarked.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has responded calmly to the plan, stating that he will provide “alternatives.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated he was open to negotiate the plan’s details, but if Kyiv refused, Moscow would proceed with its offensive in Ukraine, which began in February 2022.
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On Friday, Trump stated that November 27 – Thanksgiving Day in the United States – was a “appropriate time” to set a deadline for Zelensky to reach an agreement, but that it may be flexible.
“He’ll have to like it, and if he doesn’t like it, then you know, they should just keep fighting,” Donald Trump told the press. “At some point he’s going to have to accept something.”
A US official told AFP that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit in Geneva on Sunday to discuss the plan. European representatives are also expected in Switzerland.
