Kyiv rejected a new US proposal to change the borders, which could unblock the peace settlement with Russia. the telegraph.
The publication mentions that Donald Trump's peace representatives proposed a territorial compromise that would allow Russia to declare full control of the front line in the Donbass without Kiev handing over the cities it holds there.
However, a Ukrainian source close to the negotiations said that this offer was rejected by Kyiv.
"The Ukrainian delegation never discussed any concessions on territories occupied by Russia. Ukraine will never recognize this, neither de facto nor de jure. And that has always been our position at the negotiating table," the source said.
At the same time, US officials believe that reaching any territorial compromises between Kyiv and Moscow will not happen without discussing Europe's "security architecture", the publication notes.