#Peace Talks
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![Why Russia Can’t Capture the Donetsk Region—Inside Ukraine’s Fortress Line Putin Wants Without a Fight]( "Why Russia Can’t Capture the Donetsk Region—Inside Ukraine’s Fortress Line Putin Wants Without a Fight")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
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.
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