INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Vladimir Putin is pushing U.S
President Donald Trump to acknowledge Russias addition of Ukrainian area in exchange for a pledge not to seize more land, the Kommersant
business newspaper reported late Tuesday, mentioning confidential sources from a closed-door meeting where the Kremlin leader described his
stance.Russia stated the addition of Ukraines Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk regions in September 2022 after sham referendums,
in spite of not fully controlling any of them
Moscow likewise annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014
According to Kommersant, continuous U.S.-Russia settlements for ending the war in Ukraine center on protecting Washingtons acknowledgment of
all five areas as Russian area under the argument that theres no reclaiming what Russia has gained.If this [acknowledgment] takes place
quickly, Russia will not lay claim to Odesa and other Ukrainian territories, the publication composed, communicating Putins message
following the annual congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, a major service lobby.Ahead of a highly prepared for
call with Trump on Tuesday, Putin argued that the major invasion of Ukraine could have been avoided if the West had actually initially
accepted Russias sovereignty over Crimea, along with the Donetsk and Luhansk areas, where Russian-backed separatists have actually been
combating Ukrainian forces considering that 2014
Kommersants report recommended that Putin means to keep promoting territorial gains, as Ukrainian forces dont have time to dig in
Sources at the meeting informed the publication that Putin trusts Trump and thinks the 2 can strike a deal.On Wednesday, the Kremlin said
Putin and Trump did not talk about the U.S
potentially recognizingRussias annexation of Ukrainian territory during Tuesdays phone call.Putin agreed to a 30-day pause on attacks
against energy infrastructure, however the discussion between the two leaders failed to produce a broader ceasefire agreement between the 2
warring sides.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated he supported the limited ceasefire, however added that he thinks Putins
rejection to consent to a wider deal showed that the Russian leader was not ready for peace and still looks for to weaken
Ukraine.U.S.-Russia negotiations are arranged to continue in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Trumps Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff informed Fox
News after Tuesdays call.
