Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US has linked security guarantees to ceding of Donbas
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In an interview with Reuters, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the US is conditioning security guarantees for a peace deal on Ukraine ceding the Donbas region to Russia. Zelenskyy believes that the US, under pressure from Donald Trump and influenced by the conflict with Iran, is pressuring Ukraine to quickly end the war. He also accused Russia of blackmailing the US by offering to cease intelligence sharing with Iran if the US cuts off intelligence to Ukraine. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack damaged an industrial area near a major Russian oil refinery in the Leningrad region. Russian attacks killed two people in Kharkiv and the surrounding region, while a strike on the Danube port of Izamil damaged port facilities and energy infrastructure.
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AI-ExtractedUkrainian drone attack damaged an industrial area near a Russian oil refinery.
Russia offered to stop sharing intel with Iran if US cuts off Ukraine.
US is making security guarantees conditional on Kyiv ceding Donbas to Russia.
At least 40% of Russia’s oil export capacity is at a halt after Ukrainian drone attacks.
Donald Trump is applying pressure to Ukraine to end the war.
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