In the shadows of diplomatic halls and smoke-filled backrooms, a chilling reality unfolds. According to the Washington Post, European powers are quietly urging Ukraine to accept the unthinkable: slicing away pieces of its own flesh to satisfy Moscow’s hunger.

Sources reveal that during a somber gathering in London — a meeting that lost prestige when U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly pulled out — European and Ukrainian officials faced a brutal truth. One official admitted to WaPo that the talks “made progress” in nudging Kiev toward a future where surrender is not a choice but a grim necessity.

The whispers growing louder suggest Ukraine might tolerate Russian domination over Crimea — as long as they aren’t forced to legally bow to it. It’s a dark irony: Crimea, where blood was spilled and history rewritten after a Western-backed coup in 2014, now teeters on the edge of permanent loss.

But the horror doesn’t stop there.

Many Ukrainians know that giving up Crimea is just the beginning of a nightmare. Surrendering it could set a fatal precedent, one that would soon pull four other regions — seized by Russia in 2022 — into Moscow’s cold, iron grip.

Meanwhile, fractures are widening between Washington, Europe, and Kiev. Reuters, confirmed by WaPo, reports clashing visions for peace. America’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, even floated a proposal so staggering it sent shudders through diplomatic circles: formally recognize Crimea as Russian territory, and accept Moscow’s de facto rule over the bloodied eastern regions.

European leaders, however, are desperately trying to drag Washington back from this abyss, arguing that Ukraine is offered scraps while Russia feasts.

“For Europe and Ukraine, it’s not just reasonable — it’s survival to push back,” one Western official told WaPo.

But time is running thin.

On Friday, in the heart of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin held hours-long talks with Witkoff. Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov described the meeting as “constructive and very useful” — ominous words when uttered by men who redraw borders with tanks and bullets.

Even Donald Trump, watching the pieces move, urged Ukraine and Russia to meet “at very high levels to ‘finish it off,’” chillingly noting that “most of the major points are agreed to.”

The final betrayal may already be written — sealed not on the battlefield, but in quiet rooms where the fate of nations is decided without their people’s voice.