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US senators slam Trump's Russia-Ukraine peace plan as rewarding aggression

King argued that the proposed plan would reward Russian aggression and compared it to a historic act of appeasement.

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Three U.S. senators criticized President Donald Trump’s proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan at a security conference in Canada, arguing that its concessions would reward Russian aggression. The plan was developed without Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for fair treatment while leaving open whether he would accept it.

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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 57% good look
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Angus S. King, Jr.
I · ME · SEN

Maine senator criticizing the proposed peace plan

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President pushing Ukraine to accept the proposed peace plan

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

North Carolina senator criticizing the plan and McConnell’s response to it

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Jeanne Shaheen
D · NH · SEN

New Hampshire senator criticizing the peace plan and Trump’s approach to Canada

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Mitch McConnell
R · KY · SEN

Senator whose statement criticized the administration’s approach

ALSO MENTIONED  Adolf Hitler, Historical German leader mentioned in King’s comparison; Neville Chamberlain, Former British prime minister mentioned in King’s historical comparison; Vladimir Putin, Russian president who welcomed the proposal; Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian president responding to the proposed plan

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U.S. Senators Criticize Russia-Ukraine Peace Proposal

Angus King and other senators said Rubio described Trump’s Ukraine proposal as reflecting Russian preferences, while Rubio and the State Department disputed their account. Left-leaning outlets foreground conflicting accounts about who shaped the proposal and the administration’s handling. Center outlets also report that dispute, while stressing senators’ argument that the plan would reward Russian aggression; one article additionally notes Ukraine’s exclusion and Zelenskyy’s response.

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