Posted on 04/27/2025 5:45:26 PM PDT by McGruff
US President Donald Trump has said he thinks his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to give up Crimea to Russia as part of a peace deal - despite Kyiv's previous rejections of any such proposal.
Asked if he thought the Ukrainian president was ready to cede control of its southern peninsula, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, Trump replied: "I think so."
He made the comments to reporters after returning from the Vatican, where he held a brief meeting with Zelensky before Pope Francis's funeral.
Trump said that meeting had "gone well" and that Crimea had been discussed "very briefly".
Ukraine has repeatedly rejected making any territorial concessions, stressing that issues about land should only be discussed once a ceasefire is agreed.
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Obama gave it to Russia in 2014.
crimea is lost
draw the line and end the war
John Kerry stood silent as it was handed over.
Shocked by US peace proposal, Ukrainians say they will not accept any formal surrender of Crimea
A peace proposal by the Trump administration that includes recognizing Russian authority over Crimea shocked Ukrainian officials
Zelenskyy says Ukraine cannot accept US recognition of Crimea as Russian
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20z20kyvxxo
They gave it up eleven years ago.
Sometimes you have to cut your losses.
If the two can’t come to an agreement we will have to cut bait.
It’s been Russian since 1783.
Both sides need to draw a line in the sand and call a ceasefire.
Similar to Korea.
Well, Russia already re- claimed Crimea in 2014. Under Obama/Zelinsky. And they own it now. So there’s that.
No....Ukrainian soldiers gave it to Russia in 2014. The Ukrainian soldiers refused to kill their brothers...They laid down their arms and went home.
Sorry, Ukraine: Obama is not going to defend you from Russia Vox, 3 September 2014Sanctions then in 2014 and thereafter. Money sent to Ukraine in 2014 and thereafter. Seems there is a theme here...What can Obama do about Russia's invasion of Crimea? 4 March 2014
Obama warns against over-promising on Ukraine response CNN, 27 March 2014
Putin has said Russia will only end its war in Ukraine if Kyiv surrenders the entirety of four regions claimed by Moscow and abandons its bid to join NATO.
If he doesn’t give it up, Trump needs to just throw his hands up and walk away. I don’t care who it belongs to..
> Crimea is lost <
Right. That’s just reality. And history is full of such instances. Germany won’t be getting East Prussia back. Britain won’t be getting Ireland back. Etc.
Either accept reality or buckle up for a long and bloody war, and one you well might not win.
Poor Zelensky.
I'll bet his ego is flaccid ...
“crimea is lost”
Correction: “Crimea is lost without WW3” (and then it is lost anyway)
“No....Ukrainian soldiers gave it to Russia in 2014. The Ukrainian soldiers refused to kill their brothers...They laid down their arms and went home.”
Same thing - they knew it didn’t belong to them. Smart move on their part.
Trump is selling a deal that isn’t there. Many in his base want to believe that fantasy that Putin will honor a peace deal.
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