The United States is considering recognizing russian control over Crimea as part of a future peace deal between moscow and Kyiv.
Bloomberg reported this, citing unnamed informed sources familiar with the negotiations.
According to the agency's sources, the potential concession from the United States was another signal of President Trump's desire to consolidate peace agreements as soon as possible, especially after he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced their readiness to stop mediation efforts if the talks do not make rapid progress.
"Doing so risks undermining international laws and treaties prohibiting the taking of land through use of force," Bloomberg notes.
For the kremlin, such an agreement would be a strategic victory. Russian president vladimir putin has been seeking international recognition of the annexation of Crimea, which most countries in the world consider illegal, for many years.
As Bloomberg notes, this proposal is not yet final and requires further consultations with Kyiv. The US's European allies are categorically against any recognition of the occupied territories as russian.
"Talks would be moot if the Kremlin didn’t agree to stop the fighting, and that providing Ukraine with security guarantees to ensure that a deal holds up were also an essential part of any agreement," the agency's interlocutors said.
"The Paris talks also built on France-UK efforts to form a postwar “reassurance force” in Ukraine, as well as plans to ensure that Kyiv has an adequately resourced and manned military as part of a package of security guarantees," the reporters state.
Government officials in Paris and London hope that such an initiative will demonstrate the seriousness of Europe's intentions to support Ukraine and convince Trump to support these guarantees.
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