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If Re-elected, Will Trump End the War in Ukraine?

Publicly, Ukraine's EU allies continue their staunch statements of support for the country's war aims. However, according to a report in the Washington Post on Wednesday, in closed-door meetings, there is "a quiet but growing shift toward the notion that the war with Russia will end only through negotiations."

The Washington Post

According to 10 current and former EU and NATO diplomats spoken to by the publication, some are actively laying the foundation for such talks and they include the once-taboo subject of land concessions to achieve a deal.

These notions were reportedly spurred on by Pres.-elect Donald Trump's election victory and a growingly bleak battlefield situation.

Meanwhile, a report in the New York Times on Wednesday similarly suggested that there was a softening on the prospect of land concessions from Ukrainian officials, reporting that acquiring security guarantees that would hold and prevent a further Russian invasion was viewed as a bigger priority.

The New York Times

On the ground, Russia's defense ministry claimed to have captured the settlements of Rivnopil on Wednesday and Voznesenka on Thursday — both in the Donetsk region. The claims could not be independently confirmed.

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TASS

However, according to the latest analysis from the Institute for the Study of War, which tracks troop positions in the conflict, Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kurakhove, Vuhledar, and within the town of Toretsk elsewhere in the Donetsk region over the past day. Ukraine, meanwhile, regained lost positions near Chasiv Yar.

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The notions were reportedly spurred on by Pres.-elect Donald Trump's election victory and a growingly bleak battlefield situation.

Meanwhile, a report in the New York Times on Wednesday similarly suggested that there was a softening on the prospect of land concessions from Ukrainian officials, reporting that acquiring security guarantees that would hold and prevent a further Russian invasion were viewed as a bigger priority.

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However, according to the latest analysis from the Institute for the Study of War, which tracks troop positions in the conflict, Russian forces made confirmed advances near Kurakhove, Vuhledar and within the town of Toretsk elsewhere in the Donesk region over the past day. Ukraine, meanwhile, regained lost positions near Chasiv Yar.

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With Trump returning to the White House, threatening to cut aid to Ukraine and leaving it with a bad deal, EU leaders realize it may be better to brace this difficult topic themselves in the hopes it will at least secure Ukraine's long-term stability.

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