The suggestion was put forward during discussions between President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterparts, a source with insight into the U.S. National Security Council told the paper.
Witkoff, who also serves as the White House’s Middle East envoy, reportedly backs the suggestion, which the U.S. believes will solve the issue of the Ukrainian constitution prohibiting giving up territory without organizing a referendum. While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected any notion of ceding territory, the new occupation proposal may lead to a truce following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.
According to the proposal, Ukraine’s borders would remain officially unchanged, similar to the borders of the West Bank, even as Israel controls the territory. “It’ll just be like Israel occupies the West Bank,” the source told The Times.
I suppose technically it’s a solution to the immediate logistical challenges of a truce, short of Russia withdrawing and leaving Ukraine in peace. Long-term though Russia will commit all manner of war crimes to prevent the land returning to Ukraine.
It’s heartbreaking to see Trump throw Ukraine under the bus, more than the land I really hope they can at least negotiate the return of the Ukrainian children temporarily placed in foster care that were abducted into Russia. Separating children from their parents and putting them into a country that is hostile to their race is incredibly cruel, and I will never forgive Russia for it.
We saved Europe from the nazis, and they will never forgive us for it - Zhukov
If it’s west bank style there is peace russian would enncourage russians to live in the occupies land steal ukranian houses, arms them and allow them to attack ukranians daily