US EditionPutin demands full control of Donetsk and Luhansk as condition for ending Ukraine war: Report
Trump relayed Putin's demands for Ukraine to cede key eastern regions and shift from ceasefire to a permanent peace deal, despite Ukraine's constitutional rejection of territorial concessions.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that Ukraine cede full control of the Donetsk region as a condition to end the war during a recent summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The demand followed Russia's 2022 claim to annex four Ukrainian regions, with Moscow controlling parts but not all territory, while Trump appeared to support Putin's proposal for territorial concessions.
- The Alaska summit on Friday involved discussions about freezing fighting in southern Ukrainian regions and a written pledge from Putin, but produced no formal agreement and raised concerns in Kyiv and Europe.
- Trump called the talks "very productive" and advocated a comprehensive peace agreement instead of a ceasefire, while Zelenskyy rejected territorial concessions and stressed the need for strong Ukrainian resistance.
- The summit may signal a diplomatic shift with potential regional ceasefires if Russia's demands are met, but unresolved tensions and skepticism remain about Putin's commitment and the process's legitimacy.
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The "Big Bargain" for Ukraine: Fears that Trump Will Pressure Zelensky to Agree to Hand over Donetsk
Putin is buying time to exhaust Ukraine, writes CNN - Fears over White House meeting - Mertz, Macron and Starmer seek official invitation to Washington - They want to avoid a pure show, reports Bild
The Donetsk region has been largely under Russian control since 2014. Russia currently occupies about 20% of Ukrainian territory, including most of the Donetsk province.
Trump conveyed Putin's demand for more Ukrainian territory to Zelenskiy, source says
In a subsequent briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a source familiar with the discussion cited Trump as saying the Russian leader had offered to freeze most front lines if Kyiv's forces ceded all of Donetsk, the industrial region that is one of Moscow's main targets.
Trump told Zelenskiy after summit that Putin wants more of Ukraine, source says
Donald Trump said Ukraine should make a deal to end the war because "Russia is a very big power, and they're not", after hosting a summit where Vladimir Putin was reported to have demanded more Ukrainian land.
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