Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected a peace plan proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which called for Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk as part of a broader settlement.
Following Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska, the former U.S. president held a 90-minute call with Zelensky, joined by NATO and European leaders, according to KosovaPress.
A source familiar with the conversation said that Trump relayed Putin’s offer: to halt fighting on other fronts if Ukraine abandoned its eastern territories. Zelensky immediately dismissed the suggestion, declaring that there will be no withdrawal from Donbas.
Earlier, the Financial Times reported that during his summit with Trump, Putin demanded Ukraine’s retreat from Donetsk in exchange for freezing hostilities in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. The New York Times later confirmed that Trump appeared supportive of the plan, believing that peace could be achieved quickly if Kyiv ceded the remainder of Donbas, including areas not under Russian occupation.
Despite these developments, Zelensky stood firm, underscoring that Ukraine will not give up its sovereign land. Trump and Zelensky are scheduled to meet at the White House on Monday, with several European leaders invited, though it remains unclear which of them will attend.
