The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering recognising Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, as Russian territory in a possible future peace deal to end the war in Ukraine,

The Trump administration is considering recognizing Crimea as Russian territory as part of a broader deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, two sources familiar with the discussions told Semafor. Officials have also explored urging the United Nations to follow suit,

The White House is considering officially recognizing Ukraine’s occupied Crimean peninsula as Russian territory as part of a future peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, Semafor reported on Monday,