Ukraine abandoned the idea of changing the borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions so that Russia could report their full capture.
The "Telegraph" writes about this with reference to a Ukrainian source close to the negotiations.
According to the publication, Trump's special envoys proposed a plan according to which Russia could declare full control of the front line in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, and Kiev would not have to give up the cities under its control.
Before the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, as the publication notes, American officials hinted that Kyiv had shown flexibility on the issue of the territories, but the Telegraph's interlocutor denies this:
The Ukrainian delegation never discussed any concessions on the territories occupied by Russia. Ukraine will never recognize this - neither de facto nor de jure. And this has always been our position at the negotiating table.
- said.
Podfishis.