{"id":1281310,"date":"2025-08-16T20:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T17:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/how-zelensky-reacted-to-trumps-proposal-to-transfer-donbas-media-revealed-details-of-the-telephone-conversation\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T20:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T17:19:02","slug":"how-zelensky-reacted-to-trumps-proposal-to-transfer-donbas-media-revealed-details-of-the-telephone-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/how-zelensky-reacted-to-trumps-proposal-to-transfer-donbas-media-revealed-details-of-the-telephone-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"How Zelensky reacted to Trump&#8217;s proposal to transfer Donbas: media revealed details of the telephone conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again rejected the idea of transferring the territory of Donbas to the Russians.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/trump-conveyed-putins-demand-more-ukrainian-territory-zelenskiy-source-says-2025-08-16\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was reported<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Reuters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In particular, when, during a phone call with European leaders, Donald Trump proposed handing over control of Eastern Ukraine to the Russians in exchange for a ceasefire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Zelensky rejected this demand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As<\/span> Suspilne <a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/1089126-prezident-zelenskij-pro-zaavi-sodo-obminu-teritoriami-mi-ne-vijdemo-z-donbasu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">notes<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Ukrainian president&#8217;s position has not changed, as he emphasized before the meeting between Trump and Putin that Ukraine would not consider territorial concessions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe will not leave Donbas. We cannot do this. For the Russians, Donbas is a springboard for a future new offensive. A few years and Putin will have an open path to both Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions. And not only that. Also to Kharkiv,\u201d Zelensky assured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> Recall that during a conversation with Zelensky and European leaders, Trump stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/putin-prahne-zakhopyty-vsiu-terytoriiu-donbasu-tramp-u-rozmovi-z-zelenskym-ta-ievropeyskymy-lideramy\/\">the Russian dictator&#8217;s plans for Donbas remained unchanged<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> It is worth noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/putin-proponuie-ukraini-viddaty-rosii-ves-donbas-v-obmin-na-prypynennia-vohniu\/\">Putin suggested that Ukraine withdraw its troops from the Ukrainian-controlled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions as a first step towards ending the war<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again rejected the idea of transferring the territory of Donbas to the Russians. This was reported by Reuters. In particular, when, during a phone call with European leaders, Donald Trump proposed handing over control of Eastern Ukraine to the Russians in exchange for a ceasefire. However, Zelensky rejected this demand. 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