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McConnell Calls Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan “Certain to Fail”

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 11:58 PM UTC · How we work

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Senator Mitch McConnell criticized President Donald Trump's plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
He called the gambit to pressure the victim “certain to fail” and Trump’s claim about Russia factually wrong.
He warned that obsequious accommodation, including sanctions relief, will not persuade President Vladimir Putin to stop.
The op-ed noted allowing Russian diesel imports will do little to lower U.S. pump prices.

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Senator Mitch McConnell criticized President Donald Trump's plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
He called the gambit to pressure the victim “certain to fail” and Trump’s claim about Russia factually wrong.
He warned that obsequious accommodation, including sanctions relief, will not persuade President Vladimir Putin to stop.
The op-ed noted allowing Russian diesel imports will do little to lower U.S. pump prices.