Ukraine might be split 'just about like Berlin Following World War II, this was included as part of a peace agreement, according to President Trump's representative for the country.
General Keith Kellogg proposed that Western forces might take up areas of control as part of what he called a 'reassurance force,' with Russian troops taking position in the eastern region.
Ukrainian troops would subsequently maintain a demilitarized zone of about 30 kilometers in width between themselves.
General Kellogg, the key US figure in ending the three-year conflict, confirmed there would be no American forces on the ground, unlike the formation of Germany after 1945.
He told The Times that British and French-led troops occupying west of the Dnipro river – which cuts Ukraine in half north to south and could act as a demarcation line – would 'not be provocative at all' to the Kremlin.
'You could almost make it look like what happened with Berlin after World War Two, when you had a Russian zone, a French zone and a British zone,' he added.
His comments came as the Kremlin last night dismissed a key meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump 's peace envoy – in an apparent sign Russia is not interested in a Ukraine ceasefire.
Putin's spokesman said the talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff, which lasted more than four hours, were 'not momentous' and there would be no concessions.
Russia's hardball stance appeared to infuriate the US President who subsequently posted on the Truth Social platform a demand that Putin 'gets moving' over a peace deal to prevent further deaths.
Russia has already rejected an American-backed proposal for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire .
It comes as Ukraine's allies pledged a record 21 billion euros (£18.2 billion) of defence assistance for the nation , with the UK Defence Secretary warning that 2025 was 'the critical year' for the war.
The support announced on Friday includes a £450 million package from Britain and Norway to fund radar systems, anti-tank mines, vehicle repairs and hundreds upon hundreds of drones for Kyiv.
On Friday, Witkoff journeyed to Russia once more to urge the Kremlin to agree to a ceasefire, yet in Brussels, there seemed to be minimal hope for an interruption in the fighting to occur.
The German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stated that due to Russia’s continuous aggression, "it seems we must accept that peace in Ukraine is not within reach at this moment."
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