Trump lawyer pushed pro-Russia deal for Ukraine

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The so-called president is spineless, and can't say no to his sponsors, apparently.

 

America following the rest of the world in leadership.

 

America first. America first. America first. If you're coming from behind, perhaps. 

 

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

 

Kiev, Ukraine (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 said 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.

The lawmaker says Cohen, who has long advised Trump, wanted to take the plan to Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser.

Any suggestion that the White House might consider a plan that formalizes Russia's control of Crimea would cause consternation in Kiev and among its allies in Europe. The White House has flatly denied any knowledge of the proposal.