US EditionZelensky doubles down: ‘We will never leave the Donbas’
- On August 12, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed a Russian proposal that called for Kyiv to withdraw its forces from the Donbas area in eastern Ukraine.
- Zelensky said the proposal came as Moscow offered to halt advances elsewhere in exchange for Kyiv withdrawing from Donbas, which includes Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
- He emphasized Ukraine controls about 30 percent of Donetsk, holds strategic high ground, and that any pullout would remove fortified defensive lines and enable new Russian offensives.
- Zelensky emphasized that withdrawing troops would enable Russia to launch further attacks and stressed that discussions on territorial matters should only take place following a ceasefire accompanied by security assurances.
- Zelensky’s stance implies continued Ukrainian resistance in Donbas with security assurances as prerequisites, while a US-Russia summit is scheduled on August 15 to discuss possible conflict resolutions.
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Zelenskyy rules out pulling troops from Donbas ahead of summit
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out withdrawing troops from the contested Donbas region as a condition for a cease-fire and peace talks with Russia, warning that such a move would give the latter a strategic advantage for future offensives. “For Russians, Donbas is a bridgehead for a future new offensive,” Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv on Tuesday, reported national news agency Ukrinform. “Any…
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his position on Ukraine's presence in Donbas has not changed since the meeting in Berlin.
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WBALZelenskyy says Putin wants rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of ceasefire
KYIV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw from the remaining 30% of the Donetsk region that it controls as part of a ceasefire deal, a proposal the leader categorically rejected.
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