Zelensky is ready to yield to the territories held by Russia - Telegraph

Volodymyr Zelensky told European leaders that they should reject any of Donald Trump's proposal for settlement, in which Ukraine would abandon additional territories, but Russia may be allowed to preserve some of the lands captured by it. This would mean the freezing of the front line where it is, and the transfer of Russia's actual control over the occupied territories in Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson regions and in the Crimea.

The softening of the negotiation position took place on the eve of the negotiations of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Alaska on Friday, August 15. "This plan can only be related to the current positions that the military occupy," the Western official said, describing the intense meetings between official Kiev and his allies. Ukraine and Europe are increasingly concerned that Trump and Putin can agree to end a full -scale war through the head of Zelensky.

"I have a lot of fears and many hopes," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday. He added that US officials have promised to consult with European leaders before Trump and Putin's personal meeting. The main subject of concern to Europeans was a predictable peace plan, approved by Moscow, which included freezing of the front line in the southeast of Ukraine, if Kiev agrees to withdraw troops from the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

European diplomats say that no significant changes in Putin's common military purposes, which seeks to overthrow the pro -Western government of Ukraine and replace it with friendly Moscow as a set. According to the report of the Institute for the Study of the War, the Analytical Center with the Headquarters in Washington, Russia still seeks "complete surrender" of Kiev, including blocking any prospects for NATO and demilitarization membership.

On Monday, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that there was no sign that Russia is preparing to put an end to the war, despite the approaching peace talks. "On the contrary, they threw their troops and forces in such a way as to start new offensive operations," he said, citing a report of Ukrainian intelligence.

Volodymyr Zelensky has told European leaders that Ukrainian territories that are under the control of Russia can be the subject of peace talks, Ukraine, although satisfied with the actual part of the territories, will only agree to a peaceful settlement that will provide reliable security guarantees in the form of weapons and NATO.

The European capitals have decided to support Kiev's vision on territorial exchanges in an attempt to convince Trump that there is a diplomatic weight behind the only red line "Ukraine plus Europe", which rejects concessions about Ukraine's territories. "Now Europeans understand their role in supporting Ukraine in the framework of diplomatic negotiations.

This strengthens the moral spirit and strengthens the diplomatic positions of Ukraine so that it does not feel lonely," - said the informed source. "It is obvious for Poland and our partners that state borders cannot be changed. Emmanuel Macron (France) and Friedrich Merz (Germany) have made similar statements to support a rigid approach to territorial concessions.

The joint statement of the leaders of the European Commission, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland and Finland states that "the current collision line should be the starting point of negotiations. " European leaders are expected to negotiate with Trump on August 13 to make him arguments. On Monday, the US President said he would try to return part of the territories to Ukraine while meeting with Putin in Alaska.

The President of the United States said that a "trial meeting" will take place on Friday, the purpose of which is to persuade Russia to end the war. He added: "We will have a meeting with Vladimir Putin, and at the end of this meeting, probably in the first two minutes, I will know exactly if I can conclude an agreement, because this is what I do.

Nothing of this excludes the possibility of making a rigid decision on the transfer of the territory that is already in the hands of the Russian forces. The President of Ukraine will also have to resort to juggling, since the Constitution of the country does not allow him to yield to the territory without a national referendum. We will remind, in his speech Donald Trump stated that Russia occupied the "ocean coast" of Ukraine.