Trump says Ukraine's Donbas region should be 'cut the way it is' to end war with Russia

Donald Trump said on Sunday that he never asked the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to cede all of the Donbas region to Russia in an earlier meeting, but that it should stay divided as it is. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub 'Let it be cut the way it is. It's cut up right now. I think 78% of the land is already taken by Russia,' the US president said in response to a question from a Reuters reporter onboard Air Force One. Trump had pushed Zelenskyy to give up swaths of territory to Russia during a tense meeting on Friday that left the Ukrainian delegation disappointed, according to two people briefed on the discussion Trump suggests carving up Ukraine’s Donbas region to end war after meeting with Zelenskyy ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/20/trump-zelenskyy-ukraine-donbas-region-end-russia-invasion The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #trump #donaldtrump #ukrainewar #ukraine #donbas #russia