Putin’s price for peace — and what Russia promises in return to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed conditions for halting the war in Ukraine, demanding Ukraine recognize Crimea as Russian territory and withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk, while offering to return some small areas in Sumy and Kharkiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected these territorial concessions, emphasizing the need for security guarantees ahead of his meeting with Trump.

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