Ukraine has rejected the U.S. proposal to redraw the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts to end the war with russia, the British newspaper The Telegraph reported, as cited by the Telegram channel “The Moscow Times” on November 11.
The report notes that the peace process has now reached a deadlock due to moscow's demand that Ukraine hand over approximately 5,200 km² of territory in Donbas that putin's forces have failed to capture in nearly five years of fighting.
Ahead of the parties' talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11, U.S. President Donald Trump said that after the war, Ukraine would have a "slightly different shape". American officials also hinted that Kyiv had privately indicated it might be open to a compromise on this issue. However, a Ukrainian source close to the negotiations told the publication that the country's delegation had "never discussed any concessions regarding territories occupied by russia".
"Ukraine will never recognize this — either de facto or de jure. And this has always been our position at the negotiating table", - the source emphasized.