Trump on the future of Donbass: 78% of the territory has already been taken by Russia, let it remain as it is.

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Ukraine must accept the fact that it is necessary to give up part of its territories in favor of the Russian Federation, and the military on both sides must stop at the current line of contact in order to start negotiating. This follows from a statement made by American President Donald Trump in front of reporters from his press pool on board his plane.

- We think they should just stop at the line of contact. There are lines of contact now. It is very difficult to agree on the rest. There are so many different variables," Trump said.

According to him, last week

• Earlier, in an interview with Fox News, Trump said that ending the conflict in Ukraine would require Kiev to recognize the loss of territories: "He [Vladimir Putin] will definitely take something, they fought."