Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that if Ukraine hands over the Donetsk province to him, he will withdraw his troops from most of the front lines. US President Donald Trump had a meeting with Putin in Alaska. Apart from the meeting, Trump also spoke to Ukrainian President Zelensky. According to sources, Putin demanded the Donetsk province. Trump told this to Zelensky, but Zelensky refused to hand over Donetsk to Russia.

Russia already controls a fifth of Ukraine, including nearly three-quarters of the Donetsk province, which Russia first entered in 2014. Trump also said that a peace agreement should be reached before a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Putin also agrees with this.

No agreement on ceasefire in Alaska Summit

Trump and Putin held a meeting in Alaska on August 15. Both of them held closed-door talks for about 3 hours regarding the Ukraine war. However, ceasefire was not announced even after the meeting. After the meeting, both the leaders held a press conference in which they did not answer any questions of the journalists. Trump said that the talks were positive. There was no agreement on some issues. However, it was not told on which points there was agreement between them. After the meeting, Trump wrote on Truth Social, everyone has decided that the best way to end the Russia-Ukraine war is to go straight to a peace agreement. Just a ceasefire is often not successful.

Russia may welcome Trump's change

Russia says it welcomes Trump's comments, where he has talked about a full agreement instead of just a ceasefire. However, this will be difficult because both sides are completely opposite to each other. The Russian army has been moving slowly for months. According to experts, the Russia-Ukraine war is one of the most horrific wars in Europe in 80 years, in which more than 1 million people from both countries have been killed.