Donald Trump says his seven-point peace plan is his last throw on Ukraine – saying to Moscow and Ukraine, take it, or I leave it. “It’s time for them to either say yes, or the United States to walk away from the process,” said JD Vance in his characteristic faux-naïve rhetoric.
Not so easy. In truth the leaked proposals are just the opening move in an elaborate chess game that is unlikely to deliver peace to Ukraine before summer ends. If the game goes awry, almost every player could be a loser, not only Zelensky’s Ukraine, currently the Number One victim in the drama, but Russia, America and Europe as well.
