US EditionOutline emerges of Putin's offer to end his war in Ukraine
Putin demands Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk regions to freeze front lines and end conflict, aiming to expand Russian control in eastern Ukraine, officials said.
- During Friday's Alaska summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump that Ukraine must hand over all of Donetsk and Luhansk regions for Moscow to freeze front lines.
- The Alaska summit marked the first US-Russia meeting since before the Ukraine conflict, where Putin reportedly said Ukraine must hand over territory for a freeze in front lines.
- Putin's proposal would swap Ukrainian withdrawal from Donetsk and Luhansk for a freeze in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, sources said.
- Kyiv officials have already dismissed proposals to pull back from the Donetsk region, with Zelensky stating he won’t give up sovereignty of any territory.
- On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss a settlement after Trump said they had 'largely agreed'.
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Should Kiev hand over all Donetsk to Russia, there is a great risk. Ukraine urgently needs credible security guarantees.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Myeong-hun = Regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin's peace negotiation demand to cede the entire Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine...
The proposed agreement on the White House table leaves the aggressor unpunished, but it is true that his eventual condemnation would not even begin the negotiations. Not to mention that Putin's initial objective was to conquer the entire Ukraine: and now he would be forced to accept substantial security guarantees.
Putin has placed a stark condition for peace, and it is hardly feasible for Ukraine.
Moscow claims the entire Donbas region and is prepared to withdraw its forces from Sumy and Kharkiv - The claims for Crimea and the proposal for a type of invocation of "Article 5" outside NATO
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