Zelensky holds tough talks with US on Russia’s territorial demands
The discussion centered on territory and was described as “difficult,” as Kiev has rejected Russia’s key demand to withdraw troops from parts of the Donbass that Ukraine continues to occupy. The US has been “trying to develop new ideas to bridge the issue,” the source told a news agency.
Despite tensions over territory, the sides made “significant progress and neared agreement” on US security guarantees for Ukraine. Zelensky described the call on X as “long and substantive,” emphasizing that Ukraine remains “determined to keep working in good faith with the American side to genuinely achieve peace.”
Previously, Trump hinted that Ukraine may have to make territorial concessions to Russia, suggesting that Moscow would eventually take full control of the Donbass. Witkoff and Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday, where Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said that, although disagreements remained, the conversation was “very useful and constructive.”
During his trip to India on Thursday, Putin told local media that Russia would push Ukrainian troops out of Donbass by force if they refused to withdraw. He also reiterated that a lasting peace would require Ukraine to recognize Russia’s new borders and abandon its bid to join NATO in favor of permanent neutrality.
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