The kremlin says any peace deal must cede to russia the entire eastern donbas region, including territory ukraine still controls — a nonstarter for kyiv. Envoys on tuesday yielded no public breakthrough on a potential ukraine peace deal, with kremlin aide yuri ushakov suggesting unsolved. Envoys on tuesday yielded no public breakthrough on a potential ukraine peace deal, with kremlin aide yuri ushakov suggesting unsolved “territorial problems” were the main stumbling block.
Isw was cited in a december 3, 2025, reuters article on the fate of the donetsk after talks between putin and us envoys. Talks between russian president vladimir putin and u.s And european officials tout progress in ukraine peace talks, zelenskyy says a key sticking point is letting putin keep what he has stolen.
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