Anika Samant

Anika Samant is a first-year Bsc Politics and International Relations student. She is passionate about diplomatic relations and global affairs, with a particular interest in the Russia-Ukraine conflict (anika.samant.25@ucl.ac.uk). Introduction Relations between Washington and Tehran have long been defined by shared aggression, hostility, proxy wars, and contention over Iran's nuclear and ballistic missiles programmes. A direct military confrontation would mark a significant escalation in...

Anika Samant is a first-year Bsc Politics and International Relations student. She is passionate about diplomatic relations and global affairs, with a particular interest in the Russia-Ukraine conflict (anika.samant.25@ucl.ac.uk). Details of the Plan On the 20th of November, 2025, a 28-point peace plan for a deal between Russia and Ukraine was made public by Axios, an American digital news outlet [2]. Reportedly, negotiator 'Steve Witkoff’ for the Trump administration formulated this plan,...