British media: US reportedly offered Ukraine to change Donbass borders as concession to Russia

The United States allegedly proposed that Ukraine change the borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions so that Russia could claim their complete capture, but without Kyiv having to cede the territories.

This is reported by the British newspaper The Telegraph.

Kyiv denies discussing territorial concessions

According to the publication, Ukraine rejected this proposal. A Ukrainian source close to the negotiations stated that “the Ukrainian delegation has never discussed any concessions regarding any territories occupied by Russia; Ukraine will never recognize this either de facto or de jure, and this has always been our position at the negotiating table.”

Earlier, the British magazine The Economist made a similar claim.

At the same time, the negotiators themselves from US President Donald Trump never voiced the idea of changing regional borders. Only individual politicians in Kyiv mentioned it. Moreover, such a proposal would hardly affect Moscow’s position.

Thus, it remains unknown whether Washington actually proposed changing the borders of the regions or whether such publications are another planted story aimed at portraying American negotiators in a negative light, as well as emphasizing the steadfastness of Kyiv’s position on territorial issues.

Recall that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that for the US, the “easiest path” to ending the war is to pressure Kyiv into withdrawing Ukrainian troops from Donbass.