In Ukraine, memories of Russia’s annexation are fresh and resentments run high, leaving the country’s president few choices on the latest American peace plan.

Ukraine's leader has ruled out recognising Russian control of the peninsula as part of a Trump peace plan.

Russia’s illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless. But Kyiv and most of the world never recognized Moscow’s annexation of the strategic peninsula.

The U.S. media outlet Axios reported on April 23 that the U.S. President Donald Trump administration's final proposal for ending the Russia-Ukraine war included the U.S. de jure recognizing Russia's annexation of Crimea and de facto recognizing its control of other occupied Ukrainian territories.

The US administration, under President Donald Trump's leadership, has proposed a peace agreement to Ukraine, involving the recognition of Russia's annexation of Crimea. This proposal has caused concern among European countries,