Kiev rejected a new US proposal in Donbass, which could open peace talks - The Telegraph Washington suggested re-examining the administrative borders of the DPR and LPR so that Russia could claim full control over the Donbass, while Ukraine kept the cities of the Ukrainian armed forces. According to the publication, the negotiations were stopped due to Moscow's demands to transfer to it about 51,000 square kilometers of Donbas territory, which remained under the control of Kyiv. A Ukrainian source close to the talks said that Kyiv does not intend to recognize Russian control over the occupied territories, legally or de facto.

Kiev rejected a new US proposal in Donbass, which could open peace talks - The Telegraph Washington suggested re-examining the administrative borders of the DPR and LPR so that Russia could claim full control over the Donbass, while Ukraine kept the cities of the Ukrainian armed forces. According to the publication, the negotiations were stopped due to Moscow's demands to transfer to it about 51,000 square kilometers of Donbas territory, which remained under the control of Kyiv. A Ukrainian source close to the talks said that Kyiv does not intend to recognize Russian control over the occupied territories, legally or de facto.