Two villages in eastern Ukraine were reported seized by Russian forces after a peace summit involving Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Despite Trump's threats of consequences if a ceasefire was not agreed, no announcement was made. Instead, Trump offered a concession agreeing that hostilities should cease only after a comprehensive peace agreement. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, faces pressure as Putin demands the surrender of unoccupied territory in exchange for a ceasefire, potentially jeopardizing Ukraine's independence and agreeing to unfavorable terms.
Moscow officials reported that two more villages in Ukraine's east had been seized by Russian forces, a grimly apt postscript to a peace summit.
Mr Trump had suggested he would be unhappy if a ceasefire were not agreed during discussions with Mr Putin, warning of severe consequences.
Predictably, no ceasefire announcement was forthcoming, and sanctions threatened by Mr Trump have been kicked into the long grass.
According to reports, Mr Putin's core demand is that Ukraine surrenders all unoccupied territory in the Donbas region for a supposedly permanent ceasefire.
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