Zelensky refuses to give up Donbas in conversation with Trump – Reuters
17 August 2025 04:07
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to give up Donbas to Russia in a conversation with US President Donald Trump.
This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to Reuters.
It should be noted that yesterday, Trump and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin met in Alaska. The key topic was the war in Ukraine and options for ending it.
After the summit, Trump had a phone conversation with Zelenskyy, and then not only with him, but also with European leaders.
A Reuters source familiar with the discussions referred to Trump’s words that Putin had offered to freeze most of the front lines if the Ukrainian army ceded the entire Donbas, which is one of Moscow’s main goals.
“Zelensky rejected this demand, the source said,” the agency writes.
As a reminder, the meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska began in the evening of August 15. It lasted several hours and ended on the night of August 16.
