Ukrainians In Frontline Kramatorsk Conflicted Over Trump-Putin Meeting
Talks between Trump and Putin focus on ceasefire and territorial compromises without Ukraine's participation, despite 54% of Ukrainians supporting land compromise with security guarantees.
- At the Alaska summit, Trump and Putin met Friday without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, focusing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Ukrainians feeling excluded.
- Amid debate, Trump noted earlier this week that `land swaps` could be on the table, but Macron emphasised that no territorial concessions would proceed without Ukraine's approval.
- According to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, about 95% of Ukrainians distrust Putin, 75% oppose territorial ownership, and 54% support land compromise only with security guarantees.
- With no deal reached, Kyiv reported Russia attacked with 85 drones and a ballistic missile at night.
- Some fear that freezing frontlines without guarantees, as Volodymyr said, 'many soldiers gave their lives for these territories, for the protection of our country,' would enable Russia to rearm and reattack.
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Ukrainians In Frontline Kramatorsk Conflicted Over Trump-Putin Meeting
Speaking with Current Time correspondent Borys Sachalko in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, war-weary Ukrainians shared conflicting views of the meeting in Alaska between the US and Russian leaders on August 15. While some local residents say they would refuse to live under the Russian flag, others say they just want the war to end.
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