politics
May 11, 2026
Kiev Needs to Withdraw from Donbass for Ukraine Conflict to End
Peace talks will be stalled until that point regardless of the number of rounds, a Russian presidential aide has said
TL;DR
- Russia insists that Ukraine must withdraw from Donbass for peace talks to progress.
- Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov believes talks will remain stalled until this condition is met.
- He stated that Ukraine is aware of this requirement and will fulfill it eventually.
- Moscow is in close contact with Washington regarding the peace process, and US envoys may visit Russia soon.
- The US, while preoccupied with the Middle East, is not abandoning the Ukraine issue.
- Donbass republics and other former Ukrainian territories voted to join Russia in autumn 2022.
- Ukraine has refused to recognize the status of these regions and aims to recapture them.