Russian media: Renowned American journalist reveals that Tru

According to reports from Russian media such as Izvestia and Sputnik News Agency, renowned American investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh revealed on the media platform "Substack" on the 20th that US President Trump hopes to cooperate with Russia to develop the Crimea region into an international resort. According to the "News" newspaper, Hersh quoted a source in the article as saying, "This official told me that Trump's main goal is to lift the current economic sanctions against Russia and establish a partnership with (Russian President) Putin, aiming to turn Crimea into an important international resort. Hersh also mentioned that the same may be true for the Donbass region.

As of the time of publication, we have not seen any official response from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine regarding the above-mentioned revelations by Hersh.

On March 18, the website Semafor of the United States quoted two sources as saying that the Trump government is considering recognizing Crimea as Russian territory, as part of the agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the future. The White House refused to comment on the above news, according to reports. National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes issued a statement to the Semafor website regarding the aforementioned report, stating that the government "has not made such a commitment and will not negotiate through the media.

In addition, Putin and Trump had a phone call on March 18th, focusing on discussing issues such as the normalization of Russia US relations and the situation in Ukraine. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said on the 19th that Putin and Trump "understand and trust each other" and both sides are willing to gradually normalize Russia US relations. Peskov said that the first call between Russia and the US did not involve the possibility of Western recognition of Crimea, Donbass and other regions as Russian territory.