An agreement that will provide for the concession or at least the consolidation of control over the territories of Ukraine that Moscow has occupied, with the aim of freezing the conflict, is expected to be signed by Trump and Putin during their meeting in the coming days, according to a relevant report by the Bloomberg agency.
As the relevant publication reports, citing sources with knowledge of the discussions, American and Russian officials are working to reach an agreement regarding Ukrainian territories, ahead of the scheduled summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
According to the agency's report, the US is working to secure the consent of Ukraine and its European allies for the agreement, but it is by no means certain that they will achieve their goal.
As part of the deal, Russia will halt its offensive in the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions along the current battle lines, the sources said, although the terms and plans of the agreement could change as discussions are ongoing.
It is unclear whether Moscow is willing to cede territory it currently holds, which includes the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe.
The deal essentially aims to freeze the war and prepare a roadmap for a ceasefire and technical talks on a definitive peace deal, the sources said. The United States had earlier pressed Russia to first agree to an unconditional ceasefire to create space for negotiations aimed at ending the war.
Polish media reveals Witkov's proposals at the Moscow meeting
According to the Onet.pl report, which also attracted the interest of Russian media on Telegram, during the Putin-Vitkov meeting in Moscow in recent days, Donald Trump's special envoy presented some proposals that could be included in the agreement being prepared. According to Onet, the American proposals included:
- a ceasefire in Ukraine, not a peace agreement
- de facto recognition of Russian territorial gains (but with finalization of their status after 49 or 99 years),
- the lifting of most sanctions imposed on Russia and, in the long term, a return to energy cooperation, i.e. imports of Russian natural gas and oil.
- The package did not provide a guarantee of non-expansion of NATO, something the Russians have consistently demanded.
