‘Bell’ to Vladimir Putin struck the Volodimir Zelenskisaying that his refusal to cease fire “complicates the situation”. Both the Ukrainian and European leaders warned that as long as the bloodshed stops, the sanctions against Russian products will increase.
In a post made by Volodimi Zelenski, late Saturday night (16.08.2025), he thanked Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, for their joint statement by which they rewarded them. In Alaska.
“We see that Russia rejects numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet decided when it will stop killing. This complicates the situation. If it does not have the will to give a simple order to stop the attacks, it may take a lot of effort to make Russia want to adhere to something much more important: peaceful coexistence with its neighbors for decades. But together we work for peace and security. The end of killings is a key element in ending the war, “he added.
Volodimir Zelenski also talked about his meeting with Donald Trump on Monday in Washington.
“It is important for everyone to agree that there must be a debate at the level of leaders to clarify all the details and to determine the necessary and effective measures. We in Ukraine welcome the in principle statement of the Scandinavian and Baltic partners and we are grateful for their important help. The unity of everyone strengthens everyone! ”The Ukrainian president concludes.
Thank you for the support! All the points mentioned are important to achieve a truly sustainable and reliable peace. We see that Russia rebuffs numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet determined when it will stop the killing. This complicates the situation. If they lack… pic.twitter.com/bkTXwjMSnX
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@zelenskyyua) August 16, 2025
The “X -ray” of Putin’s plan
Sources that have been informed about Kremlin’s plans have said Putin allegedly presented to Donald Trump at a summit in Alaska, his peace proposal.
According to the proposal, Russia claims the entire area of Donbas – which includes Donetsk and Luhank Regions in eastern Ukraine – and claims from Kiev to withdraw its forces from areas of Donbas which are not today under the control of the Moscow troops.
In return Russia is allegedly prepared to return occupied areas to the northeast Ukrainian regions of Sumi and Harkov, They mentioned the sources cited by Reuters.
Russian troops hold areas of Sumi and Harcovo with a total area of about 440 square kilometers. Ukraine controls about 6,600 square kilometers in the Donbas area (ed. In Donetsk and Luhank regions).
It has not been clarified whether the Putin proposal represents a starting point for future negotiations or final bid that Moscow considers non -negotiable.
The sources cited by Reuters also reported that Putin also seeks the official recognition of Russian sovereignty in Crimeawhich Russia occupied from Ukraine and then annexed illegally in 2014.
Kiev and his European allies reject the official recognition of Moscow’s domination in Hersonissos.
It was reported that Vladimir Putin is also pursuing the lifting at least certain sanctions imposed against Russia.
The US president, who had previously stated that any peace agreement would include “some territorial exchange”, allegedly conveyed the proposal to his Ukrainian counterpart who is trying not to get to this point.
Rejects soil concessions Zelenski
Ukraine to withdraw its forces from the eastern Donetsk and Luhank regions in return for the “freezing” of the fronts in the southern regions of Hersona and Zaporizia, it is unlikely to happen on the part of Kiev.
The Zelenski government has already rejected any territory concession – Including Donetsk who considers Kiev as a “key” to prevent Russian attacks deeper into Ukrainian territory.
“If we retire today from Donbas – our forts, our territory, the heights we control – We will clearly open a bridge for Russians to prepare an attack“, He had said.
The proposal would also be in contrast to the warnings of its leaders EU That in any peace agreement must be respected by Ukraine’s “territorial integrity” and “international border must not change with violence”.
Donald Trump told European leaders that he supports a plan to end war Between Ukraine and Russia with the concession of non -conquered territories to Russiasay NYT.
Donald Trump’s attitude change
Although until recently, Donald chose to maintain another stance, he told Truth Social after Friday’s summit that a comprehensive peace deal would be “the best way to end the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine”, adding that a ceasefire is not “often”.
What changed Donald Trump’s opinion remains unknown. Just last Friday (before meeting with Vladimir Putin), he had stated that he wanted a “quick” ceasefire of the fire
Donald Trump believes that a peacekeeping agreement can be made quickly, “as long as Volodimir Zelenski agrees to give the rest of the Donbas region to Russia, even the areas not occupied by Russian troops.
The French agency says, for its part, that Putin “requires a de facto to leave Ukraine from Donbas”.
‘Trump tends to support it’he points out.
Few things were announced as an agreement by the two presidents after the Alaska Summit, but Donald Trump insisted that progress had been made.
On Saturday, Putin described the summit as “very useful” and said he managed to “expose our place” to Trump.
“We had the opportunity, which we used, to discuss Genesis, the causes of this crisis. Eliminating these deeper causes must be the basis for resolution, “the Russian president said.
Information from BBC, NYT, Reuters