Some senators, including Republicans, against Trump’s plan for Ukraine

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Some US senators, both Democrats and Republicans, expressed their “serious concerns about the details of President Donald Trump’s plan” to end the war in Ukraine in a joint statement. «We will not achieve lasting peace – we read in the text – by offering concession after concession to Putin and fatally degrading Ukraine’s ability to defend itself. History has taught us that Putin understands only force and will not honor any agreement unless it is secured by coercion,” wrote three Democrats, one independent senator and one Republican senator. «We must consult carefully with our Ukrainian partners and our NATO partners on the path forward. We should put real pressure on Russia to come to the negotiating table,” the statement continues. Republican Roger Wicker, chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, also issued a separate statement. «This so-called ‘peace plan – he states – presents serious problems and I am very skeptical about its ability to establish peace. Ukraine should not be forced to cede its territory to one of the world’s most brazen war criminals, Vladimir Putin.” “The size and disposition of the Ukrainian armed forces – he continues – are a sovereign choice of its government and its people.”