Facing U.S. pressure for a deal, Ukrainians realize they will probably not recover lost land. But Kyiv says there will be no official recognition of Russian gains.
The summit in Anchorage had filled the family in the besieged city of Kharkiv with hope that peace would come at long last. Instead it was more drones.
The timing of Russia’s advance is a calamity for Kyiv, which already fears its most important ally will abandon it as Trump floats exchanging territories to end the war.
The timing of Russia’s advance is a calamity for Kyiv, which already fears its most important ally will abandon it as Trump floats exchanging territories to end the war.
In a surprise turnabout, Ukraine occupied 500 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region, but as President Trump pushes for a truce, Kyiv has virtually no territorial leverage.