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brooklynite

(93,873 posts)
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 02:30 PM Feb 2017

Trump lawyer pushed pro-Russia deal for Ukraine, politician claims

Source: CNN

The setting was a Manhattan restaurant, and after 25 minutes what allegedly emerged was a pro-Russian peace plan for Ukraine that its author believes may have ended up in the White House.

In a CNN interview, Ukrainian lawmaker Andrii Artemenko told CNN that he discussed his left-field proposal for Ukraine in January with US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, who offered to deliver the plan to the Trump administration.

The exact details of the plan are unclear, yet reports have suggested it revolves around leasing Crimea -- annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014 -- to Moscow for 50 to 100 years. In exchange, Russia would withdraw its troops from the separatist regions in Ukraine's war-torn east.

Artemenko declined to discuss the plan's details, yet hinted that a lease might be part of the idea.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/politics/trump-lawyer-ukraine-peace-deal/index.html



"leasing"...

Perhaps leading to a nice condo arrangement for Lithuania?
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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
1. Leasing Crimea to Russia in return for the end of the rebellion in the east seems like
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 02:32 PM
Feb 2017

about as good as Ukraine can honestly hope for. They deserve better, but won't get it.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
4. realistically, they're not going to return it at all, either way.
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 02:49 PM
Feb 2017

of course the real problem is that the Russians' word isn't worth very much these days, so a big upfront payment from them would be required

riversedge

(69,727 posts)
7. I keep wondering if anything will stick to Trump. This issue seems to off the radar
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 06:20 PM
Feb 2017

on cable news-or a dim bleep!!

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