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Zelensky doubles down: ‘We will never leave the Donbas’
- On August 12, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed a Russian proposal that called for Kyiv to withdraw its forces from the Donbas area in eastern Ukraine.
- Zelensky said the proposal came as Moscow offered to halt advances elsewhere in exchange for Kyiv withdrawing from Donbas, which includes Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
- He emphasized Ukraine controls about 30 percent of Donetsk, holds strategic high ground, and that any pullout would remove fortified defensive lines and enable new Russian offensives.
- Zelensky emphasized that withdrawing troops would enable Russia to launch further attacks and stressed that discussions on territorial matters should only take place following a ceasefire accompanied by security assurances.
- Zelensky’s stance implies continued Ukrainian resistance in Donbas with security assurances as prerequisites, while a US-Russia summit is scheduled on August 15 to discuss possible conflict resolutions.
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Toronto Sun
WBALZelenskyy says Putin wants rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of ceasefire
KYIV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw from the remaining 30% of the Donetsk region that it controls as part of a ceasefire deal, a proposal the leader categorically rejected.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw from the remaining 30 percent of the Donetsk region as part of a cease-fire agreement, a…
Hanford Sentinel
Colorado Springs GazetteZelenskyy says Ukraine won’t give up Donbas region to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he won’t cede the eastern region of Donbas to Russia and pushed for Kyiv to be included in talks as the U.S. and Russian leaders prepare to meet Friday.
Ukrainian leader Zelensky has confirmed he will reject any Russian offer to sacrifice the Donbas region in exchange for a ceasefire ahead of Donald Trump's talks with Putin on Friday.
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