Russian leader Vladimir Putin demanded full control of the Donetsk circuit in exchange for freezing the remainder of the front line during a Friday gathering with Donald Trump in Alaska. According to the "Financial Times", which cites 4 people with direct cognition of the talks, Putin proposed to frost the front in the Kherson and Zaporosian circuits in the south of Ukraine.
Trump forwarded Russian demands during a Saturday telephone conversation with the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski and European leaders. The American leader was to call on Western leaders to abandon efforts to get a ceasefire from Moscow.
Ukraine rejects ultimatum
People from the close vicinity of Zelenski informed "Financial Times" that the president of Ukraine would not agree to surrender the Donetsk Oblast. However, Zelenski will be open to a discussion on Russia's occupied lands during a Monday gathering with Trump in Washington.
The president of Ukraine would besides be open to discussing this issue during a tripartite gathering with Trump and Putin. Both the White home and the Kremlin did not comment on reports of Alaska gathering and territorial demands.
Situation on the east Front
The Donetsk Oblast has been partially occupied by Russia for over a decade, with Russian troops moving there at the fastest pace since November 2024. It is estimated that under the business of Russian forces there are about 70 percent of the Donetsk region, but the westernmost cities stay under the control of Ukraine.
These western cities play a key function in military operations and defence on the east front. The 3 sources quoted by the "Financial Times" reported that Putin announced the freezing of the front in the Kherson and Zaporosian circuits, where his forces occupy large parts of the area.
Putin doesn't quit his main demands.
The Russian leader assured that he would not launch fresh attacks to seize fresh territories in the event of a front freeze. At the same time during the Putin press conference, he made it clear that he did not quit his essential demands to "solve the causes" of the conflict.
In practice, this would mean the end of Ukraine's statehood in its current form and the suppression of NATO's expansion to the east. The gathering in Washington between Trump and Zelenski on Monday will be crucial for further developments.
Sources used: "PAP", "Financial Times" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
