UK Reveals Deadly Reason Why Putin Wants Ukraine To Hand Over Unoccupied Land To End War

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)The Ministry of Defence has revealed why Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to hand over large swathes of its unoccupied land to end the war.In its latest intelligence update on the conflict, the MoD said Russia would be forced to fight for more than four years and suffer nearly two million casualties if it had to fight for it.The analysis came as Putin set out his peace plans at a summit with Donald Trump in Alaska.According to the Reuters news agency, the proposed deal would see Ukraine fully withdraw from the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions in return for a Russian pledge to freeze the front lines in the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.But the MoD said: “Based on the rate of Russia’s incremental battlefield advances so far in 2025, it would take Russian forces approximately 4.4 more years to gain 100% of the four Ukrainian oblasts’ territory.“Based on Russia’s average daily casualty rate in 2025 so far, as reported by Ukrainian general staff, 4.4 more years of war would lead to approximately 1,930,000 further Russian casualties (killed and wounded).“This is in addition to the approximately 1,060,000 casualties Russia has already likely sustained since launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, including around 250,000 killed or missing (presumed dead).”Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 15 August 2025.Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/DOu2e95wKu#StandWithUkrainepic.twitter.com/c8tfp53teK— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) August 15, 2025After his talks with Putin, Trump told Fox News: “I think we’re pretty close to a deal. Ukraine has to agree to it. Maybe they’ll say ‘no’.”But speaking following talks with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels today, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: “The constitution of Ukraine makes it impossible to give up territory or trade land. ”He said any such moves would need to be discussed at a three-way summit involving him, Putin and Trump.Von der Leyen, also insisted that “international borders cannot be changed by force”.Related...Volodymyr Zelenskyy Delivers Blunt Message To Donald Trump After His Ukraine War U-TurnTrump Floats Alternative After Failing To Secure Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Deal: ‘Lives Will Be Saved’Trump Writes Post About Moscow That's Absurd Even For Him

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