Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally demanded that Ukraine relinquish control over the entire eastern Donbas region, abandon its ambitions to join NATO, maintain a stance of neutrality, and prohibit the presence of Western troops on its territory. These demands were reportedly presented during a three-hour summit in Alaska with former U.S. President Donald Trump, where Putin proposed a peace deal involving Ukraine ceding Donbas and freezing front lines in other contested areas such as Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov further outlined peace terms that include security guarantees from major powers on the UN Security Council, reinforcing Ukraine's neutrality and exclusion from NATO. The Kremlin's position emphasizes protection for ethnic Russians in Ukraine and suggests that Donbas and potentially other regions could have the option to join Russia. These demands underscore Russia's strategic focus on Donbas as central to its objectives in the ongoing conflict. Sources familiar with Kremlin thinking have confirmed these terms to Reuters, highlighting deep divisions over Ukraine's territorial future and the challenges facing proposed peace initiatives.