WhatÕs at stake at the Alaska summit?

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin
must address several key issues to achieve an end to more than
three years of conflict in Ukraine

RUSSIA
UKRAINE
Kyiv
Crimea
Donbas
Zaporizhya
NPP
Area held
by Russia
BELARUS
POLAND
ROMANIA
200km
125 miles

RUSSIA
UKRAINE

TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS

President Vladimir Putin (above)
seeks recognition for at least some
territory Russia has seized, notably
Crimea, but Ukraine may only
accept a de facto occupation

Kyiv willing to accept ceasefire on
current frontlines but President
Volodymyr Zelensky (above) says
Ukraine will not give up rest of
Donbas region as part of deal

SECURITY GUARANTEES

Russia wants Ukraine to be
neutral Ð meaning a weak neighbour
with no Western ties Ð and has
previously demanded KyivÕs military
be reduced to 50,000

U.S. has rejected KyivÕs desire to
join NATO. UK and France pledging
to lead Ukraine Òreassurance forceÓ
in event of stable ceasefire, though
Russia opposes this

ECONOMIC SANCTIONS

MoscowÕs priority is to secure
lifting of Western sanctions as part
of any deal

Trump has threatened to impose
further sanctions on Russia if Putin
fails to commit to ceasefire

OTHER ISSUES

Russia has so far refused to help
fund UkraineÕs postwar recovery.
World Bank estimates Kyiv will need
$524 billion over next decade

Russia controls UkraineÕs
Zaporizhya nuclear power plant
and plans to connect it to its own
electrical grid Ð move will not be
recognised by Kyiv

Zelensky is calling for Ukrainian
children forcibly transferred to Russia
to be returned in first stage of any
peace discussions

Kyiv seeking release of all
prisoners of war alongside initial
ceasefire Ð Russia holds many more
PoWs than Ukraine, making one-for-
one swaps tricky

Sources: ABC News, The Guardian, ISW
Pictures: Getty Images
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