- Russia has vehemently rejected a US-European proposal for postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, labeling it a “true axis of war” that promotes escalation and militarization rather than genuine peace.
- The plan, backed by Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, includes long-term military aid to Kyiv, a European-led multinational peacekeeping force on Ukrainian soil, and mechanisms to deter future Russian aggression.
- Moscow slammed the deployment of foreign forces in Ukraine as a threat to regional stability and a consolidation of NATO’s military influence without formal Ukrainian membership.
- Russia also opposed continuing Trump’s initiative allowing Europe to purchase US weapons for Ukraine, viewing it as further integration of Ukraine with Western military-industrial complexes.
- This rejection jeopardizes President Trump’s broader 20-point peace plan to end Russia’s nearly four-year invasion, as Ukraine insists on robust security assurances.
- The Kremlin accused Western leaders of forcing European taxpayers to fund dangerous ambitions that endanger the continent.
- In a separate rebuke, Russia condemned the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker as a violation of international maritime norms, highlighting escalating tensions beyond the Ukraine conflict.
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