Media: Ukraine may give up lost territories for the sake of settlement

Ukraine may give up lost territories to end hostilities and to receive security guarantees in the form of weapons supplies and a path to NATO membership. As reported by the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, citing sources, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has softened his position ahead of the Russian-American summit.

According to TASS, Ukrainian authorities are ready to freeze the conflict along the current line of combat contact. At the same time, Kyiv does not want to cede territories that are under its control in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

As the newspaper clarified, European officials believe that Zelensky "has an opportunity to act in the interests of a growing number of [Ukrainian] voters who are ready to agree to territorial concessions to Moscow in exchange for ending" hostilities. From the publication's point of view, Zelensky "will have to be resourceful, as the country's constitution does not allow him to cede territories without a nationwide referendum."

According to the publication, in exchange for giving up territories, Kyiv expects to receive "reliable security guarantees in the form of weapons supplies and a path to NATO membership."

On August 8, US President Donald Trump announced that he expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15.