Zelensky must surrender the Donetsk territory now, lest he be forced to surrender the whole country later.
By now, everyone knows Donald J. Trump’s opinion of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, perfectly summarized in this recent post: Trump Reportedly Says Ukraine’s Zelensky, and Not Russia’s Putin, Is Holding up the Peace Deal: REUTERS.
The fundamentals on the ground are: Russia is winning, Ukraine is losing badly. Those who win make the demands, those who lose have to meet them.
In Anchorage, Alaska, the Russians made a concession while reaffirming a demand: while they are willing to ‘freeze’ the 1,000-mile frontline across all regions in the north and south, they still insist that Ukrainian troops withdraw their troops from remaining Donetsk region territory still held by them.
(Previously, Russian conditions demanded Kiev withdraw from Zaporozhie and Kherson regions, too.)
This demand has nothing absurd about it: the freedom of the Russian-speaking majorities in Donetsk and Luhansk was one of the top objectives of the war.
The calls for Zelensky to accept the peace conditions multiply.
BREAKING:
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Salvini:
“We heard Zelensky, who, after all the money, help and efforts has the audacity to complain.”
“You are losing the war, you are losing people, you are losing authority and dignity. Sign for peace.” pic.twitter.com/XaUB8E1P5d
— Based Hungary (@HungaryBased) January 26, 2026
Now, reports arise that the Trump administration has let Ukraine know that US security guarantees will only happen after Kiev agrees to the peace deal and relinquishes the Donetsk region to Russia.
Reuters reported:
“Washington has also indicated it could offer Ukraine more weapons to strengthen its peacetime army if Kyiv agreed to withdraw forces from the parts of the eastern region it controls, the newspaper said.
[…] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that a U.S. document on security guarantees for Ukraine was ‘100% ready’ and Kyiv is now awaiting a time and place for it to be signed.
Zelenskiy has consistently said that Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be upheld in any peace deal to end the war.”
“My position on our territories remains unchanged. Ukraine will not give up its territories, we need to find a compromise” – Zelensky.
So the Narcofuhrer wants to settle on the battlefield. So be it. pic.twitter.com/5QM56kbJWg
— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) January 25, 2026
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