At a closed meeting at the White House, European leaders tried to explain to US President Donald Trump why the transfer of all territories of the Donetsk Region to russia could be catastrophic.
This is reported by the Wall Street Journal, citing its own sources.
According to the publication, Finnish President Alexander Stubи compared the Ukrainian cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk to a "bastion against the Huns", which, according to sources, made a strong impression on Trump.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz added that russia's demand for part of Donbas would be so large-scale that it would be impossible to imagine the US having to give up Florida.
According to the WSJ, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not reject the idea of a territory exchange, but noted that this would be extremely difficult due to the need for population displacement and a constitutional ban on the surrender of territories.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, according to The Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked US President Donald Trump more than 10 times during a meeting at the White House on August 18. In addition, the Ukrainian and American leaders exchanged gifts.
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