Author
Michael McFaul
Michael McFaul is a professor of political science and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and the Hoover Institution, all at Stanford University. His latest book, published in October 2025, is Autocrats vs Democrats: China, Russia, America and the New Global Disorder.
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Putin’s plan for Ukrainian surrender does not serve American national interests
Ukrainians and their democratically elected leaders will have to assess how to deal with Putin’s latest 28-point proposal for Ukrainian surrender — sometimes referred to as “Trump’s peace plan.”
It’s tricky because rejecting the plan entirely risks alienating President Donald Trump and his senior advisors. But as an American, my reaction is unequivocal.
This Putin plan does not serve American national interests. The sooner Trump and his team amend it or abandon it, the better it will be for U.
