But the proposal is just the latest stage in the negotiations rather than their conclusion. ‘We don’t really care about the Europeans’The Trump administration’s latest proposal for peace in Ukraine, as reported first in Axios and later by other media, appears to be a settlement mostly on Moscow’s terms. Ukraine would have to recognise Russian as an official state language and grant formal status to the local branch of the Russian Orthodox Church. Although European capitals were not consulted during the latest talks, they could still have an opportunity to influence the negotiations. In the days that followed, Ukraine and its European allies persuaded Trump to slow down the process and to demand that both sides agree to an immediate ceasefire first.

Source: The Irish Times November 20, 2025 14:23 UTC