Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin repeated an ultimatum to Ukraine to pull its forces out of parts of the Donbas region in the east that it still holds, or face being routed by Russian forces.
"It boils down to this: Either we liberate these territories by force, or Ukrainian troops will leave these territories and stop fighting there," Putin said Thursday during a state visit to India.
The threat came amid ongoing efforts by the United States to broker a compromise deal to end the war based on a plan, drawn up by the White House and the Kremlin, that was first floated by Trump in mid-November.
Trump's team has since revised the original 28-point plan with input from the Ukrainians and Europeans.
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