Is US President Donald Trump's proposal for a peaceful end to the Ukraine conflict too Russia friendly? Axios news platform and other Western media outlets report that Trump's peace plan entails US recognition of Moscow's de jure control over Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula — which was annexed by Russia — as well as recognizing Moscow's de facto occupation of parts of Ukraine's Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Trump's proposal also includes a promise that Ukraine will not become a NATO member but may possibly join the EU. It also envisions lifting sanctions imposed on Russia since 2014, as well as boosting economic cooperation with the US, particularly in the energy and industrial sectors.

According to Axios, Trump's plan involves freezing Ukrainian frontlines and granting Ukraine security guarantees. So far, however, no details have been given as to what these guarantees would entail. Ukraine will be offered the return of a small part of the Russian-occupied Kharkiv region and will be granted........

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