{"id":9698,"date":"2025-11-26T11:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=9698"},"modified":"2025-12-01T18:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:45:41","slug":"can-anyone-end-the-ukraine-war-if-kiev-refuses-every-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/can-anyone-end-the-ukraine-war-if-kiev-refuses-every-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"Can anyone end the Ukraine war if Kiev refuses every compromise?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why every attempt at a Ukraine deal collapses under pressure from Kiev and Brussels<\/strong><\/p>\n

This December, journalists all over the world will look for the defining political meme of the year – and one contender for that unofficial title is Donald Trump’s claim that he has stopped eight wars. <\/p>\n

One must admit that any genuine acknowledgment of Trump’s contributions to global peace will hinge not on temporary ceasefires achieved by means of the White House’s influence over the conflicting parties, but rather on a lasting resolution of the most deep-seated crisis in European security – the Ukraine conflict. However, when it comes to Ukraine, the US finds itself constrained in its ability to influence the conflicting parties.<\/p>\n

Unlike most other conflicts that the US president has had to deal with, the situation in Ukraine is not a small-scale military, economic, and geopolitical dispute. Rather, it is an epic conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with the latter receiving support from nearly the entire NATO bloc. Over the last year, attempts to resolve the conflict went through a familiar cycle: A prolonged silence, after which the White House managed to reach verbal consensus with the Kremlin; pushback from Kiev and its European partners resulting in the US taking more aggressive measures against Moscow; and yet another pause in negotiations.<\/p>\n

This pattern first emerged when Russia and the US held preliminary consultations in Riyadh in February, which helped revive the stalled Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul. However, these talks faltered when Kiev ignored Russia’s memorandum. Later, the halted negotiations were used as convenient justification for the EU’s 19th package of sanctions and additional measures against Lukoil and Rosneft.<\/p>\n

The situation repeated itself after the US-Russia summit in Anchorage, Alaska on August 15. Following a meeting at the White House on August 18 involving representatives from Ukraine, the UK, EU, NATO, France, Germany, Italy, and Finland, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and his European cheerleaders succeeded in swaying Donald Trump to their side. This shift later manifested itself in America’s unexpected statements regarding nuclear weapons which could impact overall strategic stability (i.e. the dialogue between Moscow and Washington on arms control).<\/p>\n

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It’s hardly surprising that the third attempt at dialogue – when, following the longest phone call between Putin and Trump on October 16, the White House announced a new summit between the leaders of the US and Russia in Budapest, Hungary – proved less fruitful than Trump, and the would-be host of the summit, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, had hoped. Orban faced formidable resistance from the EU, which even restricted access to its airspace for the Russian presidential plane.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, perhaps seeking to break free from the vicious cycle that Ukraine, the UK, and EU have entangled America in, or capitalizing on insights gleaned from Orban’s unexpected visit to Washington on November 7, Trump launched a political and diplomatic offensive. A major corruption scandal ignited in Ukraine involving Zelensky’s close associates – Timur Mindich, Rustem Umerov, and Andrey Yermak. At the same time, Trump unveiled his 28-point peace plan.<\/p>\n

Reportedly crafted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner following consultations with the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev – this framework agreement marks the first official document outlining the Trump administration’s stance on resolving the Ukraine conflict. It was a real bombshell for both Kiev and its European backers. Like any roadmap meant to reconcile conflicting positions, the text raises numerous questions.<\/p>\n

For instance, it remains unclear how the US plans to address several contentious issues:<\/p>\n