American delegates during talks in Berlin told Ukraine that it must agree to withdraw its troops from the Donetsk Region in order to conclude a deal to end nearly four years of russian aggression. Reuters reported this on Monday, December 15, citing officials familiar with the situation.
According to the source, after two days of talks on the possibility of peace, Ukraine wants further discussions. Another official said there were serious obstacles to reaching an agreement on territorial issues.
"Kyiv is under intense pressure from Trump to make concessions to Russia to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, which began with Moscow's invasion in 2022. Ukrainian officials have maintained an optimistic tone in public comments," the article says.
At the same time, American officials said that the differences between russia and Ukraine have narrowed significantly, and that about 90% of the issues could be resolved, Reuters reports.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on December 15, US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced significant progress following talks in Berlin between American and Ukrainian representatives.
On December 15, Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsia said that the level of understanding of Ukrainian interests by American partners is impressive and that conspiracy theories and information about the talks from anonymous sources are false.
Also on December 15, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the talks with the American side in Germany were not easy, but productive.
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