Reference News Network August 17 report - According to a report by Reuters on August 16, citing the Financial Times in the UK, Russian President Putin has asked Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the Donetsk region in the east as a condition for ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and informed US President Trump that if his core demands are met, Russia could suspend hostilities in other frontline areas.
The Financial Times cited four informed sources who said that Putin raised this demand during his meeting with Trump in Alaska on the 15th.
The report also said that as a condition for obtaining the Donetsk area, Putin stated that he would suspend frontline hostilities in southern areas such as Kherson and Zaporozhye.
According to a report by AFP on August 16, informed sources told AFP that US President Trump supports Russia's proposal - Russia's demand for full control over two Ukrainian provinces, and freezing the front lines in another two provinces under its partial control.
Trump spoke on the 16th with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and European leaders to discuss the content of his meeting with Putin on the 15th.
Informed sources said: "Ukrainian President rejected giving up Donbas." Zelenskyy ruled out the possibility of territorial concessions on the grounds of the Ukrainian Constitution, but did not rule out the possibility of discussing the issue in a trilateral meeting between the US, Ukraine, and Russia. (Translation/ Wu Mei Zhao Kexin)
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