On Russian state television, panellists on the programme Your Own Truth mocked the supposed peace plan attributed to Donald Trump, calling it unrealistic and ineffective. The discussion featured host Roman Babayan, American journalist Michael Bohm, and academic Andrey Koshkin, who ridiculed the plan while celebrating Russia’s perceived strategic advantage over the West and Ukraine.
Although Trump has not presented a concrete and consistent peace proposal, Russian commentators referred to an eleventh or possibly fourteenth version of such a plan, previously cited by Reuters. They dismissed it as vague political theatre. Koshkin doubted Trump had a genuine strategy beyond claiming the war would never have started under his watch and declared Trump sees himself as “the best president in human history.”
Bohm noted that Trump believed Russian withdrawal from ambitions to seize all of Ukraine was a major concession. However, the panel ridiculed this view, asserting that Russia merely agreed to pause its efforts along the current frontlines, not abandon its goals.
They claimed Trump was being manipulated by the Russian dictator, who was tactically delaying real negotiations to appear cooperative. According to the show, the Kremlin believes it has already outplayed Ukraine, the West, and especially the United States. They claimed Russia, through strength on the battlefield and diplomatic manoeuvres, forced a future direct meeting between Trump and the Russian dictator, sidelining Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The show declared this a “victory” for the Russian dictator and his forces, attributing the shift in talks to the supposed success of the so-called “special military operation.” Sky News was cited, allegedly stating the Russian dictator had outmanoeuvred everyone and secured a strategic win.
Senator Marco Rubio’s caution that no breakthrough should be expected from any talks was interpreted by the panellists as a sign of US submission to Russian terms. Bohm warned that Trump’s patience may soon run out if the Kremlin does not offer real concessions, but Koshkin suggested this was irrelevant as Trump would still prioritise personal prestige, avoiding conflict and boasting to American voters about his foreign policy prowess.
The show concluded with statistics from a poll on Russian state media outlet NTV, where 80 percent of respondents said peace talks with Ukraine would lead nowhere, and 18 percent predicted only a short-lived truce. Only 2 percent expressed belief that real peace was possible. The presenters reaffirmed that Russia would not change course, insisting that their so-called military goals must be achieved for the sake of “security.”
This discussion, while meant for a domestic Russian audience, reveals how Kremlin-controlled media continues to push narratives of dominance, denial, and disdain for any diplomacy that does not serve Russian territorial ambitions.
