RUSSIA and the US are considering a West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine to secure a truce, according to reports.
The superpowers have discussed using Israel’s occupation of the West Bank as a model for ending the war in Ukraine, sources said.
President Vladimir Putin welcomes US envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting[/caption]
Trump and Putin will sit down for what the White House calls a ‘listening exercise’[/caption]
This would give Russia military and economic control of occupied Ukraine, which would run its own governing body, reports The Times.
The idea was first raised weeks ago in discussions between US envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterparts, a source close to the US national security council told the paper.
Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says European leaders and Zelensky had a “constructive” meeting with Trump about Ukraine.
Zelensky insisted there must be a meeting between all the three leaders of Ukraine, Russia and the US after he was snubbed from Trump and Putin’s head-to-head on Friday.
He said hopes a ceasefire will be the main topic of discussion in Alaska – and Merz reassured that Trump will make that his “priority”.
Zelensky also confirmed that Trump will call him after bidding farewell to Putin on Friday.
Ursula von der Leyden, European Commission President, said they had a “very good” call with Trump.
She said: “Today Europe, the US and NATO have strengthened the common ground for Ukraine.
“We will remain in close coordination. Nobody wants peace more than us, a just and lasting peace.”
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