The publication notes that the likely concession is the last signal that US President Donald Trump seeks to conclude an agreement on the end of fire in Ukraine. The application for the potential recognition of the Russian occupation of the peninsula was made after Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported that America may get out of peace negotiations if there are no clear signs of the conclusion of the agreement.
The interlocutors noted that the final decision on the Crimea has not yet been made.
As Bloomberg previously informed, the United States provided partners with a proposal on a peace agreement on April 17. It refers to the cessation of hostilities and the mitigation of sanctions against the Russian Federation in the event of a long ceasefire.
According to sources, the proposal of the Americans involves freezing the front line, most of the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia will control Moscow, Ukraine will abandon the intention to join NATO. The interlocutors did not provide more details
Context
Russia occupied Crimea after blocking the Ukrainian military units and an illegal referendum on March 16, 2014. The “accession” of the peninsula to the Russian Federation is not recognized by Ukraine and most other countries.
The Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly stated that they were tuned to the de -Ukrainian territories captured by 2014, including Crimea.
However, the need for concessions in negotiations on the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war in the Trump administration has been said repeatedly. In particular, in January 2025 Rubio He called the “unrealistic” plan of Ukraine to throw away the army of the aggressor country to borders Before the start of a full -scale war. About concessions to which “all parties” should gosaid the special representative of Trump in Ukraine Keith Kellog.
Rubio stated that on the negotiations between Ukraine and the United States, “Talking about territorial concessions” in Gidda (Saudi Arabia) in Gidda (Saudi Arabia). President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine will not recognize any territories occupied by the Russian Federation.
