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Ukraine ambassador attacks Trump allies' secret peace plan
Source: The Guardian
Ukraine ambassador attacks Trump allies' secret peace plan
Under deal reportedly discussed by allies of US president and
Ukrainian politician Russian sanctions would be lifted
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Monday 20 February 2017 11.41 GMT
A secret attempt to persuade Donald Trump to strike a deal that would involve Moscow keeping Crimea in return for ensuring peace in eastern Ukraine must be seen off, the Ukrainian ambassador to London has said.
The New York Times reported on Sunday that Trump’s personal lawyer and a former business associate met privately in New York last month with a member of the Ukrainian parliament to discuss a peace plan that could give Russia long-term control over territory it seized in 2014 and lead to the lifting of sanctions against Moscow.
The report added to concerns that people close to Trump are manoeuvring to bring about a strategic shift in US relations with Moscow, using Ukraine as a key bargaining chip.
The meeting with Andrii Artemenko, the Ukrainian politician, involved Michael Cohen, a Trump Organisation lawyer since 2007, and Felix Sater, a Russian immigrant to the US who has worked on real estate projects with Trump’s company.
The meeting suggested that those in the region aligned with Moscow hoped to use Trump’s associates as a way of changing US foreign policy. It came against a backdrop of reports of an ideological struggle over foreign policy within the Trump administration.
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Under deal reportedly discussed by allies of US president and
Ukrainian politician Russian sanctions would be lifted
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Monday 20 February 2017 11.41 GMT
A secret attempt to persuade Donald Trump to strike a deal that would involve Moscow keeping Crimea in return for ensuring peace in eastern Ukraine must be seen off, the Ukrainian ambassador to London has said.
The New York Times reported on Sunday that Trump’s personal lawyer and a former business associate met privately in New York last month with a member of the Ukrainian parliament to discuss a peace plan that could give Russia long-term control over territory it seized in 2014 and lead to the lifting of sanctions against Moscow.
The report added to concerns that people close to Trump are manoeuvring to bring about a strategic shift in US relations with Moscow, using Ukraine as a key bargaining chip.
The meeting with Andrii Artemenko, the Ukrainian politician, involved Michael Cohen, a Trump Organisation lawyer since 2007, and Felix Sater, a Russian immigrant to the US who has worked on real estate projects with Trump’s company.
The meeting suggested that those in the region aligned with Moscow hoped to use Trump’s associates as a way of changing US foreign policy. It came against a backdrop of reports of an ideological struggle over foreign policy within the Trump administration.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/20/ukraine-ambassador-attacks-trump-aides-secret-peace-plan