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NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte told Fox & Friends this week that the United States and Ukraine are making tangible progress on President Trump’s peace plan to end the Russia‑Ukraine war, and he praised the administration’s push for a negotiated settlement. Rutte — now leading NATO after years of stalwart transatlantic cooperation — made clear the effort began with a concrete plan from Washington and that diplomacy must be allowed to work.
Reports show American and Ukrainian teams have been meeting in Geneva and Abu Dhabi to refine a U.S.‑drafted framework, trimming and reshaping elements that once looked dangerously favorable to Moscow. Recent coverage indicates the draft has been reduced and revised amid intensive U.S. shuttle diplomacy, with senior U.S. officials and military leaders engaging directly in talks to narrow differences.
Conservative Americans should cheer when our president uses American power to push for peace rather than perpetual battlefield funding without end; this is exactly the kind of results‑driven foreign policy we demanded. Secretary‑General Rutte’s public backing of the effort underscores that even our allies recognize the value of a real negotiation that can finally stop the bloodshed.
Of course, predictable hand‑wringing from some European capitals followed — leaders like Emmanuel Macron complain they weren’t involved enough — but let’s be honest: when Europe drags its feet on defense spending and boots on the ground, it has less moral standing to veto American initiatives. If Europe wants a seat at the table, the first step is to stop freeloading on U.S. security and show up with real commitments, not empty protests.
Americans should also be wary of any plan that forces Kyiv into unnecessary concessions; reporting confirms the original framework contained contentious items like limits on Ukraine’s military capabilities and restrictions on NATO accession, which have been hotly debated and pared back in revisions. Any deal must protect Ukrainian sovereignty while ensuring Russia cannot simply wage war again — a durable peace requires security guarantees, not lipstick on a pig.
In the end this is a test of whether American leadership can produce results where endless talk has failed, and conservatives should stand for a smart peace that preserves strength, freedom, and our national interest. Congress and the American people must demand transparency and safeguards in any agreement, and they should rally behind tough, pragmatic diplomacy that finally brings this war to an honorable close.
