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To: Les H who wrote (48332)	10/17/2025 11:12:16 AM
From: Les H	Respond to of 48777

Will the war in Ukraine end after the Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest?How Hungary Sees It Fehér Péter Oct 17, 2025 The outcome of the Budapest talks is impossible to predict. What is already known is that Moscow has consistently rejected an unconditional ceasefire, arguing that it would only give Kyiv time to strengthen its military position. The Kremlin will not back down from this stance; it seeks guarantees that it will not be attacked from behind again, as happened in late April 2022 after the Istanbul ceasefire agreement had already been signed. At that time, both sides had agreed to a truce — but in early May, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Kyiv and reportedly ordered Zelensky to continue the war. Another key topic certain to arise will be the future of the territories currently held by Russian forces. Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula back in 2014 after a referendum, integrating it as part of its territory. Most of the Donbas region — between 70 and 90 percent — is now under Russian control. Given the significant proportion of ethnic Russians living there and considering that Ukraine waged war against its own civilian population for years (which reportedly claimed around 14,000 lives), Moscow is unlikely to make major concessions on this front. On the contrary, Russia will likely seek some form of international recognition for these territories. weapons.substack.com