Putin Making A Mockery Of Trump's Peace Plan As Ukraine Attack Kills 4 People

A paramedic gives first aid to a resident who was injured in a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.Russia launched a deadly attack on Ukraine last night as western officials were pouring over the detail of Donald Trump’s new peace plan to end the war.Russian drones killed four people in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, and injured at least 17 others including two children, according to the local mayor Igor Terekhov.Three residential buildings and an infrastructure facility were also set on fire, while the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration Oleg Synegubov described the attack as “massive”.The attack is a bleak reminder that Ukrainians continue to suffer from Russian brutality, almost four years after Vladimir Putin first initiated his land grab.While Ukraine was trying to bring about peace in coordination with our US and European allies, Russia was attacking Kharkiv last night.Russia killed four people and injured at least 13 more, including two children.Three residential buildings and an infrastructure object were set on fire.— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social)2025-11-24T07:32:29.719ZIt also comes as European leaders are trying to amend Trump’s peace proposals, which are particularly favourable towards Russia and align with many of Putin’s initial demands for the war.The US president’s 28-point plan – which the States insist was authored by America, with input from both warring nations – includes demands for Ukraine to cede even more territory to Russia, to cap its armed forces at 600,000 and to never join Nato, a long-standing Ukrainian ambition.It’s worth remembering Putin already controls a fifth of Ukraine’s sovereign land which he acquired through force.Trump insisted this is not his “final offer” but still only gave Ukraine until Thursday to accept it or risk losing access to American intelligence and weaponry.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country was left with a grave choice between losing its dignity and losing a major ally.On Sunday, he posted on social media that “further work” is ongoing to make sure Ukrainian perspectives are included in the draft.Trump reacted by claiming on TruthSocial that the Ukrainian leadership had “expressed zero gratitude for our efforts”.Ukrainian officials then gushed about their thanks towards the US president for his attempts at peace – while carefully implying changes needed to be made to the plan.In a joint US-Ukraine statement after “productive” meetings in Geneva, the Ukrainian delegation “reaffirmed its gratitude for the steadfast commitment of the United States and, personally, President Donald J Trump for their tireless efforts aimed at ending the war and the loss of life.”But they added: “Ukraine and the United States agreed to continue intensive work on joint proposals in the coming days. They will also remain in close contact with their European partners as the process advances.“Final decisions under this framework will be made by the Presidents of Ukraine and the United States.”It remains to be seen how Trump’s plan might be altered.German chancellor Friedrich Merz has already rejected the president’s idea of readmitting Russia to the G7 in the event of a peace deal, suggesting the US was the only member of the economic group willing to bring Moscow back.However, the wider European plan has already agreed to invite Putin back into the organisation.Europe’s counter-offer also suggests capping the size of the Ukrainian military at 800,000 in peacetime, and keeping Nato membership as a possibility for Ukraine.Europe proposed the negotiations on territorial swaps should “start from the Line of Contact” too, reducing the amount of land Putin could claim.However, the west also suggested Ukraine commits not to recover its occupied sovereign territory through military means.Both European and American proposals agree that security guarantees are needed to act as a deterrent to Putin, and that the US will receive compensation for providing security guarantees.Related...Putin's Chilling Response To Trump Peace Plan Shows Why It Is Bad News For UkraineBBC Expert Warns Trump's New Peace Plan With Russia Would Allow Putin To Declare 'Victory'Reform's Zia Yusuf Refuses To Call Farage's Divisive Past Comments On Putin And Ukraine A 'Mistake'

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