Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to give Donbas during a conversation with US leader Donald Trump. This is reported by sources Reuters .
According to the publication, at a summit in Alaska, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin insisted that Ukraine hand over the entire Donetsk region to Russia. At the same time, Reuters sources reported that in a conversation with Zelensky, Trump conveyed this demand to him, offering to freeze the front under such conditions, but the Ukrainian president rejected the offer.
The publication also added that Zelensky confirmed his intention to meet with Putin, but demanded reliable security guarantees. In turn, European leaders supported Ukraine and announced plans to strengthen sanctions against Russia.
At the same time, some European politicians and commentators spoke harshly about the meeting between Trump and Putin.
"Putin got the red carpet from Trump, and Trump got nothing. As feared: no truce, no peace. No real progress - a clear 1:0 victory for Putin - no new sanctions. For Ukrainians: nothing. For Europe: deep disappointment," Wolfgang Ischinger, former German ambassador to Washington, wrote on the social network X.
Putin and Trump hold talks in Alaska - latest news
Earlier, the Russian dictator boasted that the meeting in Alaska brought him closer to the desired result According to him, such a visit was"very useful", since it was possible to discuss almost all areas of interaction between the Russian Federation and the United States, as well as the issue of"resolving the Ukrainian crisis on a fair basis".
"We had the opportunity to talk about the genesis, about the causes of this crisis. And the elimination of these root causes must be the basis for the settlement," Putin said.
At the same time, People's Deputy Oleksandr Merezhko believes that Trump accepted Putin's demand regarding a"peace deal" during the Alaska summit. He stressed that this was due to Trump's statement that the best way to end the war in Ukraine was to reach a"peace deal," not a ceasefire.
"Unfortunately, Trump accepted Putin's position, and this was Putin's demand. In Putin's opinion, a peace agreement means several dangerous things - Ukraine's refusal to join NATO, his absurd demands for denazification and demilitarization, the Russian language and the Russian church," Merezhko explained.
