Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv ‘pushes Russian forces back’ hours after Putin asks Trump for Donetsk surrender.
Kyiv's troops say they have advanced up to 1.2 miles, repelling Russian troops on the northern Sumy front...The Ukrainian military has claimed to have pushed Russia’s forces back by about 1.2 miles on part of the Sumy front in northern Ukraine.
"Ukrainian soldiers continue active combat actions to destroy the enemy and liberate our settlements," the Ukrainian general staff said. It comes as Vladimir Putin has demanded Ukraine surrender the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk provinces as one condition for ending the war. The Russian leader told Donald Trump that he would be prepared to stop fighting on the rest of the frontline if Ukraine gave in to the demand.
The concessions were discussed at the summit of the two leaders in Alaska on Friday, ended with no peace deal despite nearly three hours of talks. Sources very close to meeting told The Independent the dramatic move appears to have been endorsed by Mr Trump as a means to bring an end to the war. Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer will speak to western allies on Sunday ahead of Volodymyr Zelensky’s White House meeting with Donald Trump, likely on 18/08/2025.
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