US EditionPutin demands full control of Donetsk and Luhansk as condition for ending Ukraine war: Report
- On August 15 and 17, US President Trump met with Russian President Putin and later spoke to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and European leaders about Ukraine's conflict and peace proposals.
- These talks followed Russia's September 2022 claim to have annexed four Ukrainian regions, with Putin demanding Ukraine leave Donbas while Zelenskyy rejected any territorial concessions as unconstitutional.
- Trump endorsed Putin's proposal to allow Russia to retain control over parts of Donbas while maintaining the existing front lines elsewhere, shifting from previous US advocacy for a ceasefire to pursuing a direct peace agreement.
- Putin said he could freeze the frontline if core demands were met and warned Europe not to disrupt the progress, while US officials said a freeze would halt attacks in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
- This shift suggests possible long-term settlement talks, but it hinges on Kyiv's response and Putin's adherence, as Zelenskyy remains firm on territorial integrity and continued defense of Donbas.
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On Sunday, August 17, Donald Trump expressed his support for Vladimir Putin's proposal to have the Donbass surrendered by Kiev in exchange for a partial freeze on the Russian-Ukrainian front. A scenario that divides Ukraine's European allies on the eve of Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington.
President Donald Trump distanced himself yesterday from Kiev and its European allies by supporting the Kremlin’s plan to close a peace agreement based on the cession of Ukrainian territory to Moscow, rather than the ceasefire he had announced he would negotiate in Alaska. This breaks with a strategy that Trump, his allies, and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced before the summit between the leaders of the United States and R…
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der Standard DEAfter the meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, in which Donald Trump took over some of his demands, Monday Wolodymyr Selenskyj and many other Europeans are expected in Washington
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