Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly made ownership of the contested Donbas region of eastern Ukraine the price for a peace agreement to end the war.

According to multiple media reports, during his Alaska meeting with President Donald Trump, Putin is said to have relayed that Moscow would be willing to end the war if Kyiv relinquishes the Eastern territory comprised of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.

In addition to disputes over territory, a key remaining sticking point appears to be over Ukraine’s potential membership in the Western NATO military alliance.

While Russia has staunchly opposed such a move, citing it as one of the…

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