Russia does not plan to withdraw from the territories through which it has secured a corridor with Crimea: what compromise is Putin offering?

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has no intention of withdrawing his troops from the territory of the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, which are currently under Russian control.

This was reported by The Washington Post, citing sources.

It is noted that the US accepted Putin’s proposal to stop shelling the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions in exchange for Ukrainian territories in the East as the withdrawal of the Russian army from these regions.

However, the Russian Federation does not plan to transfer control over the Left Bank of the Kherson region and part of Zaporizhia, because there the Russians have secured a land corridor to the occupied Crimea.

According to one of the pro-Kremlin analysts, Sergei Markov, the only compromise that Russia will agree to is to abandon the military campaign to capture the Kharkiv and Odessa regions, as well as the cities of Kherson and Zaporizhia.

“Russian troops are not going to take a single step back,” he added.

At the same time, it is not yet clear whether the Russian plan includes guarantees that the Kremlin will not resume hostilities at any time.

“There are no guarantees. But there are also no guarantees that Ukraine will not start a war again,” Markov said.

We would like to remind you that the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is scheduled for the end of next week .

Earlier, on the eve of the meeting between Putin and Trump, Ukraine and Europe presented their own plan to the United States , which should serve as the basis for negotiations with the Russian side.

As noted, Vladimir Putin still seeks to gain full control over four Ukrainian regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia — and has no plans to withdraw from the occupied territories.

It is known that Vladimir Putin, on the eve of his meeting with US President Donald Trump, proposed a limited ceasefire , which would include a ceasefire in the air and at sea.

By the way, Ukraine will categorically not recognize Russian control over the occupied territories , as this contradicts the country’s Constitution.

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