US media: During the call with Trump, Putin new request Ukraine to completely abandon Donetsk
On October 16 local time, US President Trump had a phone call with Russian President Putin. According to a report by The Washington Post on the 19th, two senior officials said that during the call, Putin insisted that Ukraine completely give up control over the Donetsk area, listing it as one of the conditions for ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
These two officials said that compared to the conditions proposed by Putin at the August Anchorage summit, the territorial claims made in this call were slightly smaller. Putin was willing to give up part of the territory under Russian control in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in southern Ukraine, in exchange for full control over Donetsk. One official said some White House officials saw this as a "progress" in the dialogue.
Another European senior official believes that Ukraine is unlikely to accept this demand, saying, "It's like asking them to sell a leg for air."
Trump and Putin met in Alaska, USA in August. According to a report by The Washington Post citing sources, at that time Trump told Ukrainian and European leaders that Putin required Ukraine to give up the Donbas region (Luhansk and Donetsk) and other territories controlled by Russian forces, in exchange, Putin "was ready to commit" to ending the conflict.
As for the details of the call disclosed by The Washington Post, the White House and the Kremlin have not yet responded.
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