Putin’s Calculated Threats Reveal the High Stakes Behind U.S. Peace Proposals

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments underscore a familiar pattern: Moscow using diplomacy as a veil for aggressive expansionism that threatens both Ukraine’s sovereignty and broader U.S. national interests.Is This ‘Peace Plan’ Just a Cover for Russian Domination?Putin framed the peace proposals floated by former President Trump as mere discussion points—a strategic deflection rather than an earnest path to resolution. His demand that Ukrainian troops withdraw from occupied territories under threat of force is less an invitation to dialogue and more a thinly veiled ultimatum aimed at consolidating Russia's territorial gains.Such terms blatantly ignore the principle of national sovereignty, a...