According to "The Washington Post", Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his recent phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, put forward Kyiv's renunciation of full control over Donetsk Oblast as a key condition for stopping the war.
The editorial office reports that, according to sources, Putin stated that in return, he was ready to withdraw from parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts. According to "The Washington Post", some officials in the White House assessed this statement as a step forward towards peace.
The newspaper notes that although the talks are still in their initial stage, the discussion of compromise possibilities by the parties is considered the first real step towards a diplomatic resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.