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Analyst Mercuris: the loss of Donbas will sharply worsen the negotiating positions of the West and Ukraine

British military analyst Alexander Mercuris said that losing control over the remaining part of Donbas would put the West in an extremely difficult negotiating position and would be a catastrophe for Ukraine. In his view, Western leaders have a distorted picture of the situation on the front. Context: Putin's statements about readiness for trilateral talks, reports on the venue of a new round, and US plans.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
World

US proposes creating a demilitarized zone in Donbas — new details of the peace plan

According to The Economist, the American peace plan envisages the demilitarization of Donbas, Ukraine's renunciation of NATO membership in exchange for investment and a path to the EU, as well as a partial easing of sanctions against Russia. Kyiv, according to Meduza, is not ready to cede territory. Putin confirmed readiness for contacts, while Europe is considering five candidates for talks with him.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
World

Financial Times: Europe may offer Putin two scenarios for ending the war, including Ukraine's NATO membership in exchange for Donbas

According to Financial Times international affairs columnist Gideon Rachman, European leaders plan to hold independent talks with the Kremlin. Putin may be offered two options: freezing the conflict along the current front line with a guarantee that Ukraine will not join NATO, or handing Russia the remaining part of Donbas followed by Ukraine's membership in the alliance. Against the backdrop of deteriorating relations between the US and Ukrainian presidents, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war has reached a 'strategic stalemate' and 'no one will win.'

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
World

Rubio: The Donbas question is at the center of the Ukraine conflict

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with Breitbart that the key obstacle to ending the war is disagreements over the part of the Donbas still under Ukrainian control — about 11% of the region, which Kyiv considers its last line of defense. According to him, elections in Ukraine are important but do not solve the main problems of the war.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
World

Ukraine's Operation 'Vivaldi': Ukrainian forces recaptured 277 sq. km in Donbas, but Starlink restrictions raise alarm

A BBC correspondent visited the front-line sector near Lyman, where Ukrainian troops completed the counteroffensive operation 'Vivaldi'. According to Kyiv, 277 sq. km and about 16 settlements have been liberated, with Russian losses estimated at 8,000. Russia does not officially acknowledge the offensive. At the same time, Ukraine reported sudden restrictions on Starshield — the military version of Starlink — which caused serious concern amid cooling relations with the US.

Otabek Yusupov
4 min read