Tension increased before the Trump-Putin meeting! Ukraine retaliated against Russia's demand; Zelensky clearly refused to vacate Donetsk
Before the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia demanded a complete withdrawal of Ukraine from Donetsk for the ceasefire. They rejected this, calling it unconstitutional. Zelensky said that Ukraine will not retreat from Donetsk or Donbass, and Putin had put this condition in the meeting with the US special envoy.