US media: Putin is reported to be willing to cease fire in exchange for territory in eastern Ukraine
2025-08-08 20:20:33
On August 9, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, European and Ukrainian officials revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin this week presented the Trump administration with a comprehensive proposal involving a ceasefire in Ukraine, demanding that Ukraine make major territorial concessions and push for global recognition of its claims in exchange for a halt to military operations. European officials expressed serious concerns about the proposal because it would mean that Ukraine would have to hand over the eastern region of Ukraine, including the Donbass region, while Russia has committed little to anything other than a halt to military operations. Putin triggered urgent diplomatic consultations after he relayed the proposal to U.S. Middle East envoy Witkov in Moscow on Wednesday. This week, European and Ukrainian officials said they were concerned that Putin was simply using the proposal as a ploy to circumvent new U.S. sanctions and tariff penalties that are about to be imposed.
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