Ukraine has declared a nationwide power outage, with the exception of the Donetsk region.
On August 16, according to the British Financial Times, Putin asked Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the Donetsk region as a condition for ending the conflict. He told Trump that if his core demands were met, he could freeze the fighting in other areas of the front line. Putin made the request during a meeting with Trump in Alaska on Friday, according to four people with direct knowledge of the talks. Trump then conveyed the message to Zelensky and European leaders on the phone on Saturday, d...
According to the Financial Times, Putin demanded that Ukraine withdraw its troops from the Donetsk region as a condition for ending the conflict. He told Trump that if his core demands were met, he could freeze the fighting in other areas of the front line. According to four people with direct knowledge of the talks...
According to the Wall Street Journal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Witkov that he will agree to a comprehensive ceasefire if Ukraine agrees to withdraw its troops from the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on the 7th that Russian troops have taken control of the city of Dzerzhinsk in the Donetsk region (called Toretsk by the Ukrainian side).