A new U.S. peace plan offered to Russia and Ukraine proposes American recognition of the peninsula, which Moscow seized in 2014.

During President Donald Trump’s first term, Ukraine worried that Trump might recognize Russian control over Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula Moscow forcibly seized in early 2014. As a candidate, Trump had said he would “take a look” at

They’ve been trying to avoid it for that reason.” European hopes of being included in the US-led talks were dashed on Wednesday when US secretary of state Marco Rubio pulled out of a meeting in London with Ukrainian and European officials and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff opted instead to make his fourth visit to the Kremlin.