Why did Putin want Luhansk and Donetsk in Ukraine, what is there there?

17 August, 2025, 02:00 pm

Last modified: 17 August, 2025, 02:05 pm

Why did Putin want Luhansk and Donetsk in Ukraine, what is there there?

17 August, 2025, 02:00 pm

Last modified: 17 August, 2025, 02:05 pm

US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine should make a deal with Russia to end the war. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, Donald Trump said, "Ukraine should make a deal with Russia to end the war. Because Russia is a very big power. Ukraine is not." Trump made these comments after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15. It is heard that Putin demanded more land from Ukraine during the meeting as a condition for ending the war.

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