Trump is repeating all the mistakes of the past 35 years as well as amplifying those mistakes in new and dangerous ways. His approach delays the possibility of peace between Russia and Ukraine and endangers the U.S. | The Perils of “Russia First” https://t.co/3GdAkCWGYo via

I've led negotiations with Russia, and nothing I'm hearing shows the Russians are serious about ending the war. But the U.S. side must articulate our positions and advance our interests - and that's not happening. Peace at any price isn't peace. It's appeasement. More on @NPR:

I’ll save Trump + Sec. Signalgate some time: I never took a dime from a Ukrainian citizen or government entity. But let’s be clear about what he’s trying so hard to distract from: my demands for him to release his phone call with MBS after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Now the new plan is a nonstarter for Russia. This whole episode was just an embarrassing and useless fire-drill. While Trump couldn’t care less about Ukraine, he’s foolish to believe he could force an ultimatum and more foolish to not realize he’s being endlessly played by

Russia’s proposal called for Ukraine’s capitulation. Presented as an ultimatum to Ukraine, it was designed to be rejected to drive a wedge between Ukraine and the U.S. The rational evolution of a rational U.S.-Ukraine plan evolved when the Dim-Witt Trump ultimatum was lambasted

Good to see the U.S. and Ukraine agree to a joint peace plan. However, this plan is irrelevant. Russia never proposed a legitimate plan. The 28 point “Dim-Witt” plan was an influence operation rather than a plan for a just and lasting peace.

NEW: 13 Dem members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are requesting AG Bondi and Sec Hegseth declassify and release the DOJ OLC opinion—which the committee reviewed last week—on the Trump admin’s 21 "unauthorized" Caribbean boat strikes that have killed 83 people.

Fuck you and your investigation.

In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan

Trump has adopted the autocrats view of the World. This is a critically important thread to understand just how much of a departure Trump is from all his predecessors since at least World War II. Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, both Bushes, all Republicans… all wrong!!

Spent my Saturday analysing the 28-point plan. The result: If the US is seriously considering enforcing this plan, it would place itself in violation of: • 13 binding treaties and international instruments • 23 political commitments, declarations, and authoritative

Fact: Marco Rubio is Secretary of State and National Security Advisor. He is now in Geneva with the US Army Secretary negotiating with the Ukrainians on what is largely being seen as a document that halts the fighting in Ukraine giving Russia concessions like control of Ukrainian

Some people better get fired on Monday for the gross buffoonery we just witnessed over the last four days. This hurt our country and undermined our alliances, and encouraged our adversaries.

The White House said Trump backs this plan, one the White House said Rubio and Witkoff and Kushner worked on for a month, in consultation with Ukrainians and Russians. So either Rubio misspoke, the lawmakers misheard, or Rubio just COMPLETELY shifted the admin’s narrative.

So, from the White House then.

Who told @secarmy Driscoll to propose Putin’s “Peace” plan as America’s ultimatum with a Thanksgiving deadline? Russia is clearly exploiting the chaos and dysfunction of the Trump Administration to execute it’s influence operations.

The next very serious question - who told Secretary Driscoll to present this to the Ukrainians with a deadline?

What kind of imbecile takes Putin’s “Peace” Plan and passes it off as America’s plan? @SteveWitkoff the useful idiot.

I served as our Ambassador in Ukraine for 3 years under Putin’s missiles and drones but resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. America does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are. Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:

President Trump must release the transcript of his 2019 call with Mohammed bin Salman. The world is watching — and the American people deserve to know what was said on that call.