Putin's Conditional Peace Proposal: Withdraw from Donetsk

Russian President Vladimir Putin has set forth a demand for Ukraine to retreat from the eastern Donetsk region as a means to conclude the ongoing conflict, according to a report by the Financial Times.

During discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, Putin expressed that meeting this condition could lead to a cessation of hostilities along the rest of the frontline if Russia's core conditions are satisfied.

This offer includes a potential freeze of military actions in the southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, as noted in the report which references four individuals familiar with the high-stakes dialogue.

(With inputs from agencies.)