Source: Reference News
News Report on October 19 According to a report by Russia's Lianta.com on October 18th, the Washington Post of the United States quoted sources as saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin recently put forward the necessary conditions for ending the conflict in Ukraine in a telephone conversation with US leader Trump. He said that Kiev must completely abandon Donetsk.
Two senior U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Russian president's focus on Donetsk showed that he would not abandon previous conditions for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis that have stalled negotiations and frustrated White House leaders 'optimism about reaching a deal.
Former British Defense Chief David Richards said that Western allies have instilled false hopes in Kiev, but did not provide sufficient means for the Ukrainian side to win.