Russia is pressing in eastern Ukraine, where concerns are looming in Europe because of the Trump Putin meeting

Small teams of Russian soldiers rushed deeper into eastern Ukraine on Tuesday in front of a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, which could be ended by European leaders in peaceful terms imposed on Ukraine illegally.

In one of the most widespread incursions so far this year, Russian forces near the coal -based dupropillia, part of Putin’s campaign to completely control the Donetsk region of Ukraine. The military in Ukraine sent the reserve forces, saying they were in a difficult fight against the Russian soldiers.

Trump said that any peace deal will include “some land exchange to improve both Russia and Ukraine, which has so far relying on the United States as a supplier of major weapons.

But since all the regions that are competing lies in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski and his European Union allies fear that he will face pressure to give up more than Russia.

The Trump administration eased expectations on Tuesday to get great progress towards the ceasefire, and called on his commentator on Friday with Putin in Alaska “listening exercise”.

Along this line, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the president wanted the size of Putin directly.

“The president feels,” Rubio told Wabc Radio in New York. I need to see him face to face. I need to hear one on one. I need an evaluation by looking at it. “

Zelinski and most of his European counterparts said that permanent peace without Ukraine cannot be secured at the negotiating table and that the deal should comply with international law, sovereignty of Ukraine and its regional safety. They will hold a virtual meeting with Trump on Wednesday to emphasize these concerns.

“Crystal and fruitful talks without us will not work,” Zelinski said in an interview on Tuesday. With newsnation. “They are possible, but they will not be accepted in practice. Just as I cannot say anything about another country or make decisions for that.”

The Ukrainian leader said that Russia should agree to a ceasefire before discussing regional issues. He said that he rejects any Russian proposal that Ukraine attracts its forces from the East Donabas region and waives its defensive lines.

Trump seeks to “better understand”

When asked about the reason why Zelinski did not join the Alaska summit, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday that the bilateral meeting had been proposed by Putin and Trump before him “they are better” for how to end the war.

“This is for the president to go and to get more firm understanding and a better understanding of how we hope we will finish this war,” journalist Caroline Levitte told reporters.

Levitt said Trump was open to a triple meeting with Putin and Zellinski later.

Ukraine faces a lack of forces, which reduces the path of the latest Russian progress.

Meanwhile, the Ukraine Army said that it recovered two villages in the eastern region of Sumi on Monday, which is part of a small reflection in more than a year of the slow Russian gains in the southeast.

Russia, which launched a large -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, made a new mission this year in Sumi after Putin demanded a “buffer zone” there.

Ukraine and its European allies fear that Trump, who is keen to demand credit to take peace and close new commercial deals with the Russian government, will end up with Putin’s full over his years in the efforts made to seize Ukrainian lands.

European leaders said that Ukraine should be able to defend itself if it is necessary that peace and security are guaranteed on the continent and that they are ready to contribute.

“Ukraine cannot lose this war, and no one has the right to pressure Ukraine to make regional or other concessions, or make decisions that slapped,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a government meeting.

“I hope we can persuade President Trump to the European position.”