Trump’s latest Ukraine offer may only tempt Putin to step up his war

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The article argues that a proposed Trump administration Ukraine peace initiative, reportedly dubbed the “Shell Bay format,” could encourage Vladimir Putin to intensify Russia's war rather than end it. The initiative is associated with US envoy Steve Witkoff and takes its name from his golf course and residential development.

The ‘Shell Bay format’ is an unlikely phrase for history to digest. Named after a 150-acre golf course and luxury residential complex owned by Steve Witkoff, it appeared Thursday as the moniker for the next phase of the Trump administration’s effort to end the biggest conflict in Europe since the 1940s. Witkoff’s fellow peace-envoy and … The post Trump’s latest Ukraine offer may only tempt Putin to step up his war appeared first on Egypt Independent.