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Murrett Speaks With CBS News About Russia's Position on the Peace Proposal With Ukraine

December 8, 2025

CBS News

Robert B. Murrett

Robert B. Murrett


Ukraine agreed to the core terms of a peace deal brokered by the Trump administration to stop Russia's nearly four-year assault, with only “minor details” still to be worked out, according to U.S. officials. But the proposal faces challenges in getting Russia to sign off on it.

“I think the big resistance that will probably come out of the Kremlin will have to do with some of what they always describe as the underlying conditions, which is security guarantees for Ukraine, but some way precluding them from joining the NATO alliance, and also some ambiguous language regarding their joing the European Union,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.

Watch the full interview via CBS News.


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