Relations between America and Ukraine have once again become strained. A report by the Financial Times (FT) has claimed that during a meeting held at the White House, US President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia’s terms.

It has been said in the report that this conversation became so heated that the atmosphere escalated from debate to shouting. Trump rejected Zelensky’s military maps during the meeting and said that Ukraine should hand over the Donbass region to Russia.

‘If Putin wants, he will destroy you’, Trump warns

Trump told Zelensky that Vladimir Putin is very powerful and if he wants, he will destroy you. Describing the Ukraine war as a special operation, he said that it is not a real war. It has also been reported that Trump threw away maps of the Ukrainian army and said, “I am fed up with these red lines.”

Russia’s new ceasefire proposal

Actually Putin has given Trump a new ceasefire proposal for Ukraine. This proposal states that Ukraine will have to give the Donbass region to Russia, while parts of Kherson and Zaporizhia will remain with Ukraine. Ukraine completely rejected this and clearly said that the sovereignty and borders of the country cannot be changed at any cost.

Zelensky’s displeasure and Trump’s pressure

In the meeting, when Ukrainian representatives tried to show the war situation and their counter-strategy, Trump rejected all the arguments. Zelensky firmly said that Ukraine will fight for its independence till the last breath. In response, Trump talked about limiting military aid and decided to stop the supply of Tomahawk missiles.

Internal disagreement in the White House

According to a Reuters report, this meeting also highlights the growing disagreements within the Trump administration. Vice President JD Vance also accused Zelensky of being ungrateful and said Ukraine should show more gratitude for American cooperation. European officials told the FT that Trump repeated Putin’s language throughout the meeting and repeatedly asked the Ukrainian side to remain calm.

Europe’s concerns and changing equations

The Financial Times also wrote that there is growing concern among European leaders that Trump’s stance could change America’s Ukraine policy. If America leans in favor of Russia, it will not only affect the morale of Ukraine, but may also weaken the strategic unity of the European Union.

Zelensky’s answer- ‘Democracy will remain united’

Zelensky issued a press statement on Sunday (19 October 2025) saying that peace is possible only when all democratic countries stand together. He appealed to America and G7 countries to take decisive steps. On this, Trump said in an interview with Fox News that Putin has achieved something, he has won some areas. I am confident that now we will restore peace.”

Trump and Putin will meet in Hungary

According to the report, Trump and Putin have agreed to hold a new meeting in Budapest in the next two weeks. Earlier, the meeting held in Alaska in August ended without any result as Putin rejected Trump’s proposal for an immediate ceasefire.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his conditions to end the war with Ukraine. He has demanded that Ukraine leave the eastern Donbas region, abandon the ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western soldiers out of the country. Three sources familiar with Kremlin gave this information to the Reuters.

The Russian President met Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday (August 15, 2025), where it was the first Russia-US summit after more than four years. According to sources, the possible agreement on Ukraine was discussed most of the time in a close room meeting of about three hours. After the meeting, Putin, who was standing with Trump, said that the talks can open the path of peace in Ukraine, but the two leaders did not make the details of the conversation public. The three sources gave information on the condition of anonymity due to being a sensitive issue.

Russian proposal ‘adjusted’ with the demands of June 2024

According to sources, Putin has softened the stance compared to the entire sacrifice of Donatsk, Luhansk (Overall Donbas), Kherason and Zaporizia. In the new proposal, Russia wants Ukraine toilet from the remaining parts of Donbas, while the existing fronts in Zaporizia and Kherason should be ‘stabilized’. According to American assessment and open-source maps, Russia controls about 88% of Donbas and 73% of Zaporizia-Khergason. According to sources, as part of the Moscow agreement, the small parts of the Kharkiv, Sumi and Dnipetrovsk are ready to return to Ukraine.

Ban on NATO, army restrictions and Western soldiers
There has been no change in Putin’s other conditions. These conditions states that Ukraine leaves the desire to join NATO, give a legal guarantee of NATO to grow and not moving, the Ukrainian army should be some limits and western ground soldiers should not be deployed in Ukraine even in the name of peace and protection.