Exclusive-Russia reiterated previous Ukraine peace terms to US in private communique, sources say
Exclusive-Russia reiterated previous Ukraine peace terms to US in private communique, sources say
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 21, 2025
By Gram Slattery and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia reiterated its previous terms for reaching a peace deal with Ukraine in a private communique sent to the U.S. over the weekend known as a "non paper," two U.S. officials said.
The communique reiterated Russia's demand that it take control of all of Ukraine's Donbas region, one of the officials said, a stance that effectively rejects U.S. President Donald Trump's current position that the frontlines should be frozen at their prevailing locations.
(Reporting by Gram Slattery and Jonathan Landay; Editing by Don Durfee)