Eastern Ukraine in exchange for peace?: Vladimir Putin demands before Alaska meeting with Donald Trump – Report
Are Vladimir Putin ready to end the war instead of eastern Ukraine?US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on August 15, discussing the ending Russia-Ukraine war, will be served as a conversation for a possible peace deal with Trump.According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Putin is ready to agree to a ceasefire if Ukraine and NATO take back from eastern Ukraine. Quoting European and Ukrainian authorities, the report states that Kremlin wants control over Eastern Ukraine and has a global recognition of his claims in exchange for ending the fight. Moscow is demanding four provinces – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhajia and Kherson.Speaking in a briefing, Trump said that any peace deal would probably include area swaps. “But we’re going to get something [territory] Back. We are going to switch something. For the betterment of both, there will be some swapping of the states, “he said, without giving more details.He also said, “President Putin believes that peace wants to see peace.”Truth Social, Trump posted: “As the President of the United States, the much -awaited meeting between himself, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in the great kingdom of Alaska on August 15, August 15, 2025 next Friday, August 15, 2025. further details.This will be the first US-Russia Summit since 2021, when the then President Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva. Trump told reporters that he plans to discuss the war with Putin, the announcement was a few hours after expressing vigilant optimism, expressing cautious optimism that “we have a shot”. Earlier, Kremlin confirmed the meeting after American envoy Steve Witchoff met Putin in Moscow.
