Red Line on Crimea Isn’t Just Zelensky’s. It’s Ukraine’s.

When the Trump administration proposed a peace plan recognizing Russian control over Crimea, Ukraine rejected it outright, citing constitutional violations and political risks. President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that such recognition wouldn't happen, even as a condition to end the war, due to concerns about abandoning families split by the 2014 conflict and the potential for political suicide.