The United States has once again warned it may withdraw from the Russia–Ukraine peace talks, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying the US needed “concrete proposals” from both sides.
The future of Crimea appears to be a central issue in the current phase of negotiations, although Ukraine has made clear that surrendering the key Black Sea peninsula is non-negotiable.
Despite US President Donald Trump suggesting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to give up Crimea, Ukraine’s official stance remains unchanged.
Ukraine’s presidential representative in Crimea, Olha Kuryshko, told RTÉ News that there can be no legal recognition of Crimea…