Trump's Top Diplomatic Duo Try Fixing Ukraine While Everyone Awkwardly Watches

KEY POINTS

•On Monday, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to Berlin to meet Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders to discuss a U.S. peace plan for Ukraine.
•Zelensky publicly suggested a referendum on territorial concessions, despite surrounding skepticism and ongoing conflict in Donbas regions.
•The Trump administration proposed NATO-style security guarantees, a demilitarized Donbas zone, and a robust economic package contingent on congressional approval.

In a plot twist straight out of a political sitcom, former President Trump's advisers Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff jetset to Berlin on Monday to convince Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European big shots from Germany, France, and the U.K. to greenlight a U.S.-crafted peace plan. The catch? Ukraine must consider giving up parts of the Donbas, a region only 14% lost, which sounds less like diplomacy and more like being asked to lend out your car keys on uncertain terms. Zelensky floated the wild idea of a referendum—because nothing screams 'clear mandate' like handing a live grenade to voters amid conflict. Meanwhile, the Trump team promises Congress-approved NATO-level security guarantees and a 'very significant prosperity package,' essentially a three-part breakup letter sealed with the hope no one reads the fine print. European leaders advise Zelensky to chill and not rush, especially since Russia's demands remain unyielding. The Wall Street Journal broke the news, but Zelensky’s people ghosted Axios's comment request, adding to today's political reality show drama.

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Mockingbird News

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Sending Kushner and Witkoff to broker Ukraine peace is like hiring two bored Monopoly players to end a real war—guaranteed weird and probably hopeless.

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