What is the Donbas, the piece of Ukrainian land that Putin wants so badly?

The United States, Russia and Ukraine rarely agree on anything. But as their delegations head to Abu Dhabi for their first ...

Talks with U.S. and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were constructive but major challenges remain, Kremlin says

Talks between envoys from Ukraine, Russia and the United States in recent days in Abu Dhabi were constructive and another ...

Why Donbas matters as Russia, Ukraine and US begin key trilateral talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the issue of who would control the Donbas region as “key”.
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Ukraine withdrawal from Donbas would not stop Russia, ISW warns

Russia's territorial and political demands are far broader than its statements about Donbas that the Kremlin presents to ...

Russia not backing down from demand for Ukraine to abandon territory

While the first trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. are a milestone, the issue of territorial concessions remains the key sticking point ...

Ukraine-Russia-US talks begin in UAE, Donbas region a sticking point

High-level meeting from the three countries comes a day after Trump met with Zelensky in Davos and US envoy met Putin in ...

Russia demands Ukraine pull out of Donbas region ahead of Abu Dhabi talks

Russia said it was not dropping its key demand that Ukraine pull out of its eastern Donbas region, ahead of three-way talks ...

Rubio says work under way to resolve 'very difficult' Donetsk issue in Ukraine peace talks

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - There is active work under way to reconcile the territorial issue of Donetsk at U.S.-mediated ...