“In the Oval Cabinet of the White House, where on August 18, the negotiations of President Donald Trump and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky began, exhibited a large map of Ukraine with shaded occupied territories.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: BBC correspondent Anthony Tsurcher, DW journalist Mikhail Komadovsky
Details: According to the Air Force correspondent, the map was placed at the “resolut table”, opposite which the presidents sat.
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It has an eastern part of Ukraine, about 20% of the territory controlled by Russian troops, was shaded by pink.
Zurcher suggested that Trump could try to press on Zelensky in this way to push him to the idea of concessions in exchange for peace.
Komadovsky posted a photo of the map exhibited in the office during a press conference before the meeting.
There’s A Map of Ukraine in the Oval Office Marking the territories of the Occupied by Russia. pic.twitter.com/kkmp9pcfha
– MISHA KOMADOVSKY (@Komadovsky) August 18, 2025
Updated: After the negotiations, Volodymyr Zelensky stated that all sensitive issues, including possible territories, will be discussed at the leadership level through Donald Trump during tripartite meetings.
Before Heading Over to the Multilateral Meeting with Europe Leaders in the East Room of the @Whitehouse … pic.twitter.com/720okdltqh
– Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) August 18, 2025
He also thanked for the card provided during the conversation:
“I discussed a lot of details from the battlefield with President Trump. By the way, thank you for the card. Good card, wonderful. I would even take it with me.”
Recall:
- When communicating with the media, Trump repeated that he no longer considers a stop of hostilities with the necessary stage for further peaceful talks with the Russian Federation.
- The US president also commented on potential security guarantees from the United States for Ukraine.
Also read Trump under pressure. As Americans become a key ally of Ukraine in influencing the White House, or see the video explanation of “Eurocree”.