What recent developments occurred in the Russia-Ukraine peace talks?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. U.S. and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva today for talks on a peace agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine. But as NPR's Luke Garrett reports, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are voicing concern over a deal some see as pro-Putin.
The initial U.S. plan has Ukraine giving up land over to Russia, reduces Ukraine's army by 30 percent, and bars NATO expansion. Democrat Senator Mark Warner of Virginia tells Fox he doesn't like it.
I think it would go down, frankly, as a historically bad deal.
And Republican Representative Michael McCaul of Texas criticized it on ABC News. I would not advise Ukraine to sign this. But Missouri Republican Eric Schmidt approves of the peace plan.
The people that are critical of this right now, they don't really have another plan. And they live in this fantasy world that another round of sanctions or another round of weapons or another round of cash is going to solve the problem. And it won't.
President Trump has faced growing pressure from his right flank to refocus on domestic issues over foreign wars. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Hamas sent a delegation to Egypt to discuss the ceasefire with Israel in Gaza. This is more than 300 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes since the ceasefire took hold early this month, or early last month. And Pierce Katlonsdorf reports.
A Hamas official speaking on the condition of anonymity, as they were not authorized to speak publicly, told NPR that a delegation from the group met with mediators in Cairo to, quote, "...discuss the Israeli violations of the ceasefire." Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating the fragile ceasefire agreement.
The ceasefire is holding, but advancement toward a lasting peace remains stalled. Over the weekend, Israel said Hamas militants threatened Israeli troops and responded with a series of strikes across the enclave, killing more than 20 people. Israel says several were Hamas officials. 339 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza during this ceasefire.
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