Journalist Vitaly Portnikov stated this on Espreso TV."I don't understand one thing, where does Trump get the confidence that sanctions will force Putin to agree to a ceasefire. Back in Anchorage, Trump agreed to Putin's plan that a peace agreement comes first, and then a ceasefire. Although Trump had the idea that a ceasefire comes first, and then we negotiate for peace. In Alaska, he met Putin halfway, but it led to nothing. Now he is returning to the peace plan again, and again in the sequence that is beneficial to Putin - first peace, then a ceasefire," Portnikov explained.Portnikov emphasized that Moscow has never hidden its plans to capture and destroy all of Ukraine. They are interested in a multi-year war during which they plan to destroy Ukrainian statehood."However, the problem is that Trump wants a quick peace, while Putin wants peace negotiations that could go on for years, improving relations with the U.S. and destroying Ukraine at the same time. These are different goals. Putin needs neither a ceasefire nor a quick peace. He needs a multi-year war because he hopes to put an end to the existence of Ukrainian statehood during this war. No one in Moscow has hidden this. By the way, Trump never hid this. He always said that Putin needs all of Ukraine," he added.On November 19, Axios reported that the White House is quietly working with Moscow on a comprehensive framework to end the war in Ukraine, drawing inspiration from the recent Gaza ceasefire deal.According to Reuters, the U.S. has signaled to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons.On November 21, the British publication The Telegraph published the full list of the 28 points of the U.S. peace plan, which Washington is proposing to Ukraine and Russia as a basis for ending the war. The document reportedly involves significant concessions from Kyiv, but does not prohibit it from joining the EU.