Putin put forward new conditions for Donbass and neutrality at the Trump summit - Reuters

In particular, Putin proposes Kiev to refuse to control the Donbass parts, maintain neutrality, not expand NATO ties and prevent the deployment of Western troops in the country. Russian sources specify that Moscow is ready to stop the current lines of the front in Zaporozhye and Kherson, as well as to transfer small territories in Kharkiv, Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions under the control of Ukraine.

According to the US and open sources, Russia is currently controlled by about 88% of Donbass and 73% of Zaporozhye and Kherson. Kyiv categorically rejects Moscow, considering them equivalent to capitulation. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Donbas is an important defense region, and Ukraine cannot withdraw troops from there. NATO joining remains a strategic goal enshrined in the Constitution of the country.

Political scientists and analysts, including Samuel Charapp from Rand, indicate that Putin's proposals are unacceptable to Kiev and can serve as a demonstration of readiness for negotiations than a real peaceful initiative. The publication also writes that Trump has stated that he was seeking to put an end to the war and remember as a "President-Domber", noting that Putin was allegedly interested in the end of the conflict.

At the same time, the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany express doubt about the sincerity of the Russian side. According to sources, if Russia and Ukraine agree, it is possible to conclude a tripartite agreement with the participation of the United States or repetition of Istanbul agreements in 2022 on the neutrality of Ukraine for security guarantees from five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

We will remind that earlier Reuters, referring to the sources familiar with the position of Moscow, wrote that Russia is ready to give part of the occupied Ukrainian territories, but requires significant concessions from Kiev, including rejection of joining NATO, the official status of the Russian language and recognition of the Kremlin's control over the Crimea.