🇺🇸🇺🇦 The U.S. is reportedly considering REDRAWING Ukraine's borders...
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
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Nov 10, 2026
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 The U.S. is reportedly considering REDRAWING Ukraine's borders to secure a peace deal with Russia, allowing Moscow to claim control of Donetsk and Luhansk.
The proposal, described as a “cartographic fudge,” would reassign Ukrainian-held areas of Donetsk and Luhansk to neighboring regions such as Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk.
That would allow Russia to claim it controls 100% of both regions on paper, while Ukraine retains its heavily fortified cities, including Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
The idea offers a possible compromise over one of the biggest obstacles to peace, as Russia demands Ukrainian withdrawal from the entire Donbas while Kyiv refuses to surrender territory it still controls.
However, the proposal remains exploratory, with major disagreements over territorial control, military restrictions and long-term security guarantees.
The discussions come as U.S., Ukrainian and Russian negotiators meet in Abu Dhabi, with Trump pushing for a settlement following the Republicans' midterm election losses.
The question now is whether Moscow would accept a victory on paper instead of gaining the territory it has demanded on the battlefield.
Source: The Economist / Writer: Mhedi
The proposal, described as a “cartographic fudge,” would reassign Ukrainian-held areas of Donetsk and Luhansk to neighboring regions such as Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk.
That would allow Russia to claim it controls 100% of both regions on paper, while Ukraine retains its heavily fortified cities, including Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
The idea offers a possible compromise over one of the biggest obstacles to peace, as Russia demands Ukrainian withdrawal from the entire Donbas while Kyiv refuses to surrender territory it still controls.
However, the proposal remains exploratory, with major disagreements over territorial control, military restrictions and long-term security guarantees.
The discussions come as U.S., Ukrainian and Russian negotiators meet in Abu Dhabi, with Trump pushing for a settlement following the Republicans' midterm election losses.
The question now is whether Moscow would accept a victory on paper instead of gaining the territory it has demanded on the battlefield.
Source: The Economist / Writer: Mhedi