Ukraine has turned to an unorthodox method in a bid to win President Donald Trump’s support in negotiations with Russia, reportedly proposing to name a strip of the Donbas still under its control “Donnyland.”
The proposed name combines Trump’s first name with Donbas, and invokes the fantastical amusement park Disneyland, four people familiar with the matter told the New York Times. Donnyland could hardly be more different than the famous park. The region is saturated with mines, fortifications, anti-drone nets, and thoroughly depopulated amid the fiercest fighting in Europe since World War II. Nevertheless, some Ukrainian negotiators hope that renaming the area to honor Trump would both appeal to his ego and give him a public relations interest in preventing its capture by Russia.
The seriousness of the proposal, and whether it’s been a significant point of negotiation for Ukraine, are in question.
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