Welcome to The Conversation, Newsweek ’s weekly roundup of our reader comments from the past week. We turn our focus to Ukraine and Russia, after it was revealed that President Donald Trump had reportedly proposed putting together a plan to end a war that has raged for nearly four years.

The latest plan would reportedly grant Russia expanded control over two eastern Ukrainian territories in exchange for security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe. This has been met with concern from Ukraine and its supporters—with a Ukrainian advocacy group telling Newsweek the plan would amount to a " capitulation " for Kyiv.

On his campaign trail in 2024, Trump repeatedly said he would end the Russia-Ukraine war on his first day in office, but since assuming the presidency he has struggled to en

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