The United States is reportedly prepared to recognize Russia’s control over Crimea and other Ukrainian territories currently occupied by Russian forces as part of a proposed peace deal to end the nearly four-year war.
The move would mark a major shift in longstanding U.S. policy and break with Washington’s refusal since 2014 to legitimize Russia’s territorial claims, The Telegraph reported Friday.
The report says President Donald Trump has dispatched peace envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner to Moscow to present the offer directly to Vladimir Putin. Moscow confirmed Friday it had received a revised U.S. strategy after emergency talks with Ukrainian and American officials in Geneva last weekend.
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