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

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

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.

Il territorio ucraino che la Russia pretende è stato centrale fin dall'inizio della guerra per ragioni politiche e militari

Putin has reportedly demanded full control of industrial region but Kyiv is set against ceding any territory

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed Moscow as the venue for a potential summit with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to sources...

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

For Ukraine to lose western Donetsk would mean the fall of a bulwark against any future Russian advance.

In the most detailed Russian-based reporting to date on Putin's offer at the summit, Reuters was able to outline the contours of what the Kremlin would like to see in a possible…