Peace Talks in Ukraine All Lead to the Donbas

The contested region is where Russia’s war in Ukraine began a decade ago. Scores of Ukrainian soldiers have died defending it. Would Ukraine give it up now?

News
Putin’s Proposal for Land Deal, Made to Trump, Shifts Pressure to Zelensky

In Alaska, the Russian leader proposed that Ukraine hand over the remainder of the Donbas region to Moscow to stop the fighting.

News
Zelensky Calls for ‘Lasting’ Peace in Ukraine Ahead of Trump Meeting

Ahead of a meeting with President Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine noted that Russia’s 2014 seizure of Ukrainian land became “a springboard for a new attack.”

News
Trump Officials Hint at Possible Concessions by Putin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, an envoy for President Trump, suggested that a peace deal was still distant.

News
What to Know About Russia-U.S.-Ukraine Peace Talks

The president of Ukraine and his European allies are to visit the White House on Monday, after President Trump backed Russia’s plan to end the war.

News
Putin’s Ukraine Proposal Backed by Trump Centers on Donbas. Here’s Why.

The traditionally Russian-speaking area is at the heart of what the Russian president calls the “root causes” of the war, and taking it over is near the top of his list of territorial and political demands.

News
Ukrainians Fleeing Russia’s Attacks Say the Alaska Summit Was an Insult

Evacuees at a shelter in eastern Ukraine reacted angrily to talk that land that has long been theirs could be given to Russia in exchange for peace.

News
After Meeting Putin, Trump Reverts to Land Swaps for Peace in Ukraine

The U.S. president’s latest statements are a reversal of much of what he seemed to have agreed to with European allies this past week.

News
Why Surrendering a Key Eastern Region Would Be Hard for Ukraine

As President Trump talks of land swaps, Ukrainians find it difficult to imagine giving up the Donbas, for military, humanitarian and political reasons.

News
In a Trump-Putin Summit, Ukraine Fears Losing Say Over Its Future

Since President Trump retook office, many Ukrainians have worried a peace accord would be struck without them.

News