RUSSIA and the US are considering a West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine to secure a truce, according to reports.

The superpowers have discussed using Israel's occupation of the West Bank as a model for ending the war in Ukraine, sources said.

This would give Russia military and economic control of the occupied parts of Ukraine, which would run its own governing body, reports The Times .

Ukraine's official borders wouldn't budge, but the Kremlin would pull the strings in the regions it has swiped.

The idea was first raised weeks ago in discussions between US envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterparts, a source close to the US national security council told the paper.

Witkoff apparently supported the plan, which the Americans believe offers a solution to the Ukrainian law agai

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