Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov stated that the territorial issue was one of the central topics at Vladimir Putin's recent meeting with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. He told reporters this after five hours of consultations in the Kremlin.

According to him, the discussion touched on the substance of the American proposals, but specific wording had not yet been worked out. Some of Washington's ideas "seem more or less acceptable and require discussion," but others drew sharp criticism from Moscow.

At the same time, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that the disputes are currently concentrated in a relatively small area.

"What they are literally arguing about right now is an area of ​​approximately 30-50 kilometers and 20% of the Donetsk region that remains under Ukrainian control." "Rubio said in a comment to the media.