Trump and Putin to discuss Ukraine ceasefire
While the U.S., Ukraine and Europe agree that a ceasefire is essential before talks, the Kremlin demands that Ukraine cede strategic territory – that Russia has failed to capture since 2022 – while it halts its offensives
RUSSIAN CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL
Phase One
Frontline to be frozen
Territory to be ceded to Russia
Donetsk: Still held by Ukraine
Luhansk, Jul 1: Kremlin claims to control entire region
UKRAINE
RUSSIA
Kyiv
Regions with partial or full Russian occupation
UKRAINE
RUSSIA
SUMY OBLAST
KHARKIV OBLAST
CRIMEA
DNIPRO OBLAST
LUHANSK OBLAST
DONETSK OBLAST
ZAPORIZHYA OBLAST
KHERSON OBLAST
MYKOLAIV OBLAST
Dnipro
Zaporizhya NPP
Kharkiv
Luhansk
Donetsk
Mykolaiv
Melitopol
Mariupol
Kherson
Odesa
Sevastopol
Zaporizhya: Halt to offensive – unclear if Russia would withdraw
Kherson: Halt offensive
Crimea: To be ceded to Russia (annexed 2014)
80km
50 miles
BLACK SEA
Sea of Azov
Russian control before Feb 24, 2022
Russian control and claimed territory as of Aug 10, 2025
Phase Two
U.S. and Russia to agree peace plan – Ukraine later to be invited to negotiate
Sources: Reuters, Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
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