Cartographic cunning. The United States proposes to change the boundaries of the regions of Ukraine, so that Putin could announce the capture of Donbas — The Economist

«American negotiators suggest the option of changing the administrative boundaries of the Ukrainian regions so that Putin could announce the achievement of its territorial goals without transferring to Russia the cities that remain under the control of Ukraine»

«It is about the cartographic reception: it is planned to change the borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions so that the ruler of Russia Vladimir Putin was able to declare his 100% control over the two regions without real victories at the front»

«According to the publication, such an idea implies that the Ukrainian troops would retain control over the cities that they currently hold, but Moscow would be able to present the agreements as the fulfillment of their territorial requirements»

«According to officials involved in the negotiations, among other proposals that American officials put forward to the parties to end the war, in particular, talked about the return of Russian energy to the markets of Europe»

«Donald Trump is trying to reach a peace agreement on Ukraine as soon as possible»

«The United States invented a “cartographic trick” to propel the Kremlin to a peace agreement»