The traditionally Russian-speaking area is at the heart of what the Russian president calls the “root causes” of the war, and taking it over is near the top of his list of territorial and political demands.

Putin in return offered ceasefire across Ukraine and written promise to not attack again

Russia already controls a fifth of Ukraine, including about three-quarters of Donetsk province, which it first entered in 2014.

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The traditionally Russian-speaking area is at the heart of what the Russian president calls the “root causes” of the war, and taking it over is near the top of his list of…

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to urge Ukraine to surrender the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as part of negotiations over an end to the war.

In Alaska, the Russian leader proposed that Ukraine hand over the remainder of the Donbas region to Moscow to stop the fighting.

Igor Kastyukevich also noted the seating arrangements of the European leaders at Trump's table and how the US president interrupted his meeting with them to call Russian President…

Giving up the region will have ‘catastrophic consequences’, say experts