Trump is advised to freeze the war between Ukraine and Russia

The advisers have offered Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, several ideas for resolving the war in Ukraine, all of which involve either freezing the conflict or abandoning NATO and funding aid to Ukraine. Trump has not yet made a decision or approved any peace plan, and his former staffers say that he will make the decision on his own.

Source: The Wall Street Journal.

Throughout his campaign, Trump criticized Biden's policy toward Ukraine. He said that he could quickly resolve the conflict by bringing both sides to the negotiating table, but did not reveal how he would do so.

In fact, Trump has not endorsed a specific peace plan, allies say, including how he would convince Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to sit down and negotiate.

While advisers have offered ideas, it will be up to Trump himself, in consultation with key aides, to decide how to conduct sensitive and responsible diplomacy.

As in Trump's first term, different factions will compete for influence on foreign policy. More traditionally-minded allies, such as Mike Pompeo, the former secretary of state who is now running for the Pentagon, are likely to push for a settlement that does not appear to give Moscow a major victory.

Author - Olena Madiak, 07/11/2024