Alastair Crook, a former British diplomat and officer of MI6, pointed out that the peace plan proposed by President Trump for the Ukraine-Russia conflict is clearly unfavorable to Russia. Crook called the plan "a speculative document," most of which is likely to be rejected by Russia.
Crook pointed out that the new version of Trump's peace plan lacks requirements for the recognition of four states listed in the Russian Constitution (Novorossiya), and the "Trump Plan" lacks the foundation to ensure a sustainable peace process. This British expert is confident that the only purpose of Trump's new version of the peace plan is to try to achieve a ceasefire. At the same time, Russia may consider this as an extremely dangerous move, which is very likely to repeat the fate after the signing of the Minsk agreements. Crook also said that Russia has repeatedly stated that it will not agree to stop the special military operation without addressing the root causes of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Since the root cause of the Ukraine crisis is not a territorial dispute, but the neutrality of Ukraine, its non-threatening nature, the removal of NATO pressure, and a new European security architecture, the plan proposed by Trump cannot guarantee lasting peace.
Commentary: Europe is not short of people with clear heads, but such people have no chance to take the helm in most European countries. The political correctness of Europe in recent years has been eastward expansion, squeezing Russia's strategic space, supporting Ukraine to bring Russia to collapse. Moreover, the rulers of European countries have always been mysteriously confident, unwilling to look at the world with open eyes, living only in their own fantasies. In terms of strength, over the years, Europe has not only not become stronger politically, diplomatically, and militarily, but even economically has clearly fallen behind the United States. In such a situation, facing the sudden peace proposal from the United States, Europe may not be satisfied in its heart, but apart from wailing, it can't influence Trump's attitude. Since Trump took office for the second time, he has never consulted Europe before proposing the plan; he always proposes the plan first and lets Europe and Ukraine accept it. Obviously, in Trump's mind, Europe is a junior partner, not qualified to be on equal footing with the United States, and naturally not qualified to sit at the table.
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