Ukraine peace talks focus on security, land

European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for
a crunch meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, amid
concerns over security guarantees and Russian territorial demands

Zelensky (right) has welcomed
TrumpÕs apparent willingness to offer
Ukraine protection similar to NATOÕs
Article 5 principle Ð if one member is
attacked, then all members come
to their defence

Trump (far right) has already ruled
out Ukraine joining NATO or getting
back Crimea, which Russia illegally
annexed in 2014

Zelensky willing to discuss issue
of territory but has rejected handing
over Donetsk region to Russia

Proposed peace deal discussed by
Trump and RussiaÕs Vladimir Putin
at Alaska summit calls for Kyiv to
surrender Donetsk and Luhansk in
return for freezing rest of frontline

UKRAINE
Kyiv
300km
185 miles

RUSSIA
UKRAINE
Kharkiv
Donetsk
Sevastopol
Odesa
Dnipro

LUHANSK
REGION

ZAPORIZHYA
REGION

KHERSON
REGION

DONETSK
REGION

KHARKIV
REGION

SUMY
REGION

CRIMEA

Zaporizhya
NPP
BLACK
SEA
Sea of Azov
Dnipro River
50 miles
80km

Territory Putin
is demanding

Putin could return small Russian
territorial gains to Ukraine

Proposed freeze
along frontline

Proposed freeze
along frontline

Kyiv could be
forced to give
up territory

Russian control and
claimed territory as
of Aug 17, 2025

Sources: BBC, Financial Times, ISW, Reuters
Pictures: Getty Images
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