Putin, Donetsk and Ukraine
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Putin told Trump he could relax some territorial claims in exchange for Donetsk region, FT reports
(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that Ukraine withdraw from the eastern Donetsk region as a condition for ending Russia's war but told U.S. President Donald Trump he could freeze the rest of the frontline if his core demands were met,
US President Donald Trump has been reportedly ready to cut short talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska due to Putin's intransigence over his demand to annex the entire Donetsk Oblast. Source: Axios,
Small groups of Russian troops have pierced parts of Ukraine’s defenses in its eastern Donetsk region, according to local officials, as Russia appears to be making an 11th-hour dash to snatch as much territory as possible ahead of the planned meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump on Friday.
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Ukraine claims battlefield success in Donetsk Oblast
The General Staff said Russian forces suffered significant losses in the area, including 910 killed, 335 wounded, and 37 captured.
US President Trump reportedly conveyed Putin's demand for Donetsk to Ukraine's Zelenskyy. Why is this industrial region so crucial, and what does it mean for the war?
Soldiers from the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully carried out assault operations that led to the complete liberation of the villages of Zolotyi Kolodiaz and Petrivka in the Donetsk region from Russian occupation.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy maintained his unrelenting stand on the Donbas region even hours before the Trump meeting in the US. As of now, he has no plans to submit to Putin's demand for territory control.
Moscow has pressed forward across Donetsk in recent weeks, piercing Ukrainian defenses while intensifying drone warfare and shelling of civilian areas.
In the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Putin's forces have made a lot of gains since November last year. As of now, Russia controls around 70 per cent of Donetsk, but most of its western cities are under the control of Ukraine.
"Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this month.
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