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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore and Pjotr Sauer

Trump reportedly to back ceding of Ukrainian territory to Russia as part of peace deal

Donald Trump listens to Vladimir Putin during a joint news conference after their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on 15 August 2025.
Donald Trump listens to Vladimir Putin during a joint news conference after their meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, on 15 August 2025. Photograph: Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Kremlin pool/EPA

Donald Trump will back a plan to cede unoccupied Ukrainian territory to Russia to secure an end to the war between the two countries, it was reported on Saturday, after details of his post-summit call with European leaders leaked out.

Trump told European leaders that he believed a peace deal could be negotiated if the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, agreed to give up the Donbas region, which Russian invaders have not been able to seize in over three years of fighting, the New York Times reported, citing to two senior European officials.

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