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While the world debates red carpets, Putin buys time with Trump

“No deal was signed, but Ukraine wasn’t sold either.” That is roughly how global media described the recent meeting between Trump and Putin. But this conclusion is far too simplistic, Achilles brigade commander Yurii Fedorenko wrote on Aug. 17.

18 August 2025, 12:23 PM

Zelenskyy ready to accept ‘acceptable compromise’ along current front line — FT

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s goal in his meeting with Donald Trump is to establish “a peace process without pressure on the country” regarding Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, a Ukrainian official close to the president told the Financial Times.

18 August 2025, 11:30 AM

What 'territorial exchange' could be discussed in Alaska and what’s next for Ukraine’s Defense Ministry

A member of Ukraine’s Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Serhiy Rakhmanin, spoke to Radio NV on Aug. 12 about potential agreements during the upcoming meeting between U.S. and Russian leaders Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, as well as the challenges and changes within Ukraine’s Defense Ministry under its new head, Denys Shmyhal.

13 August 2025, 11:56 AM

Putin aims to destroy Ukraine, not just take land, Zelenskyy's aide says

The only path to lasting peace in Ukraine is ensuring the Kremlin fears even contemplating further aggression, Mykhailo Podolyak, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, said on X on Aug. 12 amid discussions of territorial concessions to Russia.

12 August 2025, 01:10 PM

Hegseth predicts territorial deals in Trump-Putin talks

President Donald Trump has created conditions for a possible peace agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview on Fox News on Aug. 11.

12 August 2025, 11:48 AM

Ukraine may agree to front-line freeze — The Telegraph

Ukraine may agree to halt hostilities and cede territories already occupied by Russia as part of a peace plan supported by Europe, The Telegraph wrote on Aug. 11.

12 August 2025, 10:25 AM

Trump aims to gauge Putin’s seriousness in Alaska meeting - Rutte

U.S. President Donald Trump will be “testing” Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at their meeting in Alaska, as world leaders push for a ceasefire deal in Russia’s war against Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told CBS News on Aug. 10.

11 August 2025, 09:30 AM

What ‘territorial swap’ could mean for Ukraine, as Trump suggested — reports

A “territorial swap” between Ukraine and the aggressor state Russia, mentioned by U.S. President Donald Trump, could potentially mean Ukraine would regain small stretches of borderland in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts while Russia demands Ukraine fully withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. CNN correspondent Nick Paton Walsh reported this on Aug. 9.

10 August 2025, 09:55 AM

Kremlin threats expose Putin’s ‘victory theory’— ISW analysis

The West has failed to persuade Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to reconsider his war "victory theory" as he still believes that Russia can win a war of attrition, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on June 19.

20 June 2025, 11:17 AM

Bruce denies exit from negotiations for now

U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce clarified her earlier comments about Washington’s potential withdrawal from Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations in a May 2 post on X.

3 May 2025, 11:50 AM

ISW: Lavrov doubles down on land grab, torpedoes Trump peace plan

Recent statements made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov show that Russia is not prepared to make any territorial concessions as outlined in the Trump administration's peace plan, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on April 27.

28 April 2025, 10:28 AM

Pistorius slams Trump’s peace plan as 'capitulation' for Ukraine

Ukraine should not agree to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to exchange territory for a ceasefire with Russia - as it is equal to "capitulation", German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said, The Telegraph reported on April 27.

28 April 2025, 08:33 AM

Ukraine’s ‘five territories’ concession at core of Trump envoy’s peace ‘breakthrough’

The outlines of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia are “gradually emerging,” US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News on April 14 after his third five-hour meeting with Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin.

15 April 2025, 12:50 PM

No sign Russia is ready to compromise in war against Ukraine - Lithuanian FM

Lithuania sees no indication that Russia is willing to voluntarily make concessions in its war against Ukraine, the country's Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on April 2.

2 April 2025, 12:02 PM

Putin reportedly orders diplomats to delay talks, grab more Ukrainian land

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed diplomats to delay peace negotiations, aiming to maximize territorial gains amid ongoing U.S.-Russia talks in Riyadh, The Moscow Times reported on March 24, referencing four informed anonymous sources.

24 March 2025, 05:35 PM

Trump-Putin call exposes Russia’s unwillingness to compromise – Kallas

Phone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin demonstrated that Russia has no intention of making any concessions, the EU High Commissioner Kaja Kallas said, Reuters reported on March 19.

19 March 2025, 02:30 PM

Trump signals talks on Ukrainian territories and Zaporizhzhya NPP with Kremlin

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18, following "positive" Russian-US talks in Moscow, Reuters wrote on March 17.

17 March 2025, 09:15 AM

Kremlin tightens control over Kursk reports amid Ukrainian gains

The Russian government is attempting to limit information about the situation in Kursk Oblast to prevent territorial concessions in potential future negotiations, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its report on Feb. 11.

12 February 2025, 11:00 AM

Russia anticipates Trump will recognize its territorial claims in Ukraine

The Kremlin views the Trump administration as weak and more susceptible to intimidation, expecting it to recognize Russian territorial claims in Ukraine, according to the Jan. 31 report by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

1 February 2025, 12:55 PM

Trump may push Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds and make territorial concessions

Donald Trump plans to use a "carrot and stick" approach with both Ukraine and Russia to end the war, according to an editorial in The Times on Jan. 23.

23 January 2025, 03:34 PM

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