#Peace Talks

In every ceasefire proposal, Putin insists on the demand to the transfer of the Donetsk region to Moscow’s control. His motive is clear: Ukraine has heavily fortified the region, turning major cities into a massive defensive barrier. Capturing these areas would cost Russia hundreds of thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars.

Secret US–Russia peace talks inside the Kremlin dragged past midnight but ended without a breakthrough, with Vladimir Putin rejecting key American proposals as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and independent analysts warned that Moscow’s claims of progress don’t match battlefield reality.

Florida negotiations between senior US and Ukrainian officials wrapped late Sunday with what both delegations described as meaningful progress—even as major sticking points, including territory and NATO membership, remain unresolved.