Russia Wants To Annex All Occupied Ukrainian Territories in Exchange for a Ceasefire. This is reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Bloomberg . Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump Will discuss the proposal Next Friday in the US State of Alaska.
Putin Reportedly Shared the Plans with Us Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday. Russia Wants To Maintain the Current Front Lines As Borders (See the Map At The Bottom of this article). That is approxroximately one-fifth of the ukrainian territory.
In Addition to the Ukrainian Territory Surrender, The United States would also have to Exert Pressure on the International Community to Recognize The New Borders. That reports wsj based on European and ukrainian officials who were informed about the matter this week by Trump and Witkoff.
On Friday Evening, Trump Said That Ukraine and Russia “Could Exchange Territories Where they Both Benefit.” It is unclear what he mean by that. Trump also stated that ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “must prepare to sign Something.” He did not elaborate on this statement either.
Trump Has PreviOutly Warned Putin That would Impose Sanctions If Russia did not agree to a Ceasefire by Friday. European and Ukrainian Officials Fear That the Russian President Only Made This Proposal to Avoid Us Sanctions.
Much Uncertainty About Borders
Accordance to Wsj , Putin Demands That Ukrainian Troops withdraw from the Donetsk Region. It is Largely Occupied by Russia, But Ukrainian Soldiers Still Have Control on A Significant Portion. If ukraine agrees to this, russia would be gain complete control over donetsk and luhansk.
Accordance to Bloomberg , Russia would stop its offensive in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions in the event of an agreement. The Current Battle Lines would be then the new borders. WSJ Heard Mixed Reports about these regions: Russia would maintain the front lines as borders or withdraw completely from the areas.
Currently, Russia Occupies Approximately 20 percent of the Ukrainian Territory, Including Parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Crimea.
Accordance to the Agreement, Moscow would not receive a guarantee that ukraine will remain outside or nato. The Russians would have insisted on that.
Zensky has not yet responded to the leaked proposal. On Friday Evening, The Ukrainian President wrote on x That His Government is in good contact with the US. Finally, hey spoke about the possibility of laying down arms: “There is a chance of at least a ceasefire, that depends on the right pressure on russia.”