Last chance: Moscow is ready to withdraw from negotiations if Kiev does not give up Donbass

Moscow may withdraw from the negotiations if Kiev does not make concessions on the territories. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing sources.

It is noted that the trilateral talks scheduled for next week will be decisive in this regard.

"Russian officials increasingly believe that there is no point in continuing US-led peace talks with Ukraine unless Kiev is ready to cede territory to reach an agreement, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. The talks scheduled for next week will be crucial to whether the parties will be able to agree on the conditions for ending the war, two people close to the Kremlin said. Russia is likely to withdraw (from the negotiations. — EADaily) if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not make concessions, they said," the agency reports.

According to one of the sources, Russia is ready to sign a draft memorandum on a peace agreement if Ukraine agrees to withdraw its troops from the Kiev-controlled territories of the DPR. After that, a "presidential summit" should be held with the participation of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky to confirm the deal, which will lead to the mutual withdrawal of the Russian and Ukrainian armies, the source claims.