【Key Focus: Whitcombe has been pressuring Ukrainian officials to agree to give up the Donetsk-controlled areas】
On December 11, 2025, Kiev time, the Financial Times wrote in a news release:
According to a senior Ukrainian official, U.S. negotiators, especially Whitcombe, have been pressuring Ukrainian negotiators in recent weeks to agree to give up land, which they believe is an inevitable part of any Ukrainian peace agreement. Whitcombe is obsessed with the idea that if Ukraine gives up the Donetsk-controlled areas, it can achieve a just peace and avoid a longer, more destructive conflict.
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