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Putin wants to seize all of Donbas. Talks with the US brought no breakthrough

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Talks involving US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow and Kyiv produced no breakthrough, according to the article.
  • Bloomberg-cited sources said Vladimir Putin intends to expand Russian control over all of Donbas and believes his forces could achieve that within six months.
  • European officials are preparing for a continued winter war, while the US envoys presented their meetings more optimistically and discussed proposals from each side.

The Kremlin talks brought no breakthrough, but Vladimir Putin still wants the whole of Donbas, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. The Russian president reportedly believes his forces can expand control over the region within the next six months.

Extremely low

· Bloomberg-cited Russian sourcesThe sources described Russia’s expectations for the visit by Trump’s envoys before their arrival.

The assessment contrasts with the optimistic public statements from Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. They described their meetings as producing progress and preparing the way for further talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States. The details of the negotiations were not disclosed.

Before the visit, Bloomberg reported that Russia had “extremely low” expectations for the envoys’ arrival. Witkoff said on Monday that the purpose was to “discuss each side’s proposals with the other side”. Trump had suggested beforehand that his officials would present a new peace plan.

Discuss each side’s proposals with the other side.

· Steve WitkoffWitkoff described the stated purpose of the meetings in Moscow and Kyiv.

The European Union is preparing for the war to continue through the winter. In a statement issued after EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis spoke with Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi, the European Commission referred to forecasts that “the Russian aggressor will continue waging war in the winter”. The discussion focused on Kyiv’s financial needs for 2026 and 2027.

The Russian aggressor will continue waging war in the winter.

· European CommissionThe commission cited forecasts about the continuation of Russia’s war while discussing Ukraine’s future financial needs.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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