Lots to say about this statement, but it appears that the US doesn’t entirely understand what Putin wants.
The war likely would not end immediately if Ukraine gave up its claim to NATO and Crimea, Russia has made that clear even through the latest round of negotiations.
Putin told Trump a little over 48 hours ago that Ukraine would also have to conduct massive withdrawals in Donetsk Oblast in order to get something that even resembled a cessation in hostilities.
Seeing a lot today on Russia's potential breakthrough north of Pokrovsk, so here's a map.
This is a collation of recent Sentinel-2 and other satellite imagery from August 8-10 (methodology below). Topline: small Russian assault groups most likely breached Ukrainian lines.
I have generally classified newly burned fields as evidence of shelling.
There is no way to describe the exact side or system responsible, whether it be artillery or an FPV drone, though the date of the shelling is relatively clear.
Airstrikes, on the other hand, are clearer.
These are mostly among Ukrainian-held treelines and in towns, where Russian aircraft hit Ukrainian positions with UMPK guided bombs.
Seen here, a heavily targeted Ukrainian position east of Dobropillya.
Ukrainian attack drones successfully hit Russia's Arzamas Instrument-Building Plant this morning, a key electronics manufacturer for the Russian aerospace industry.
The plant is currently under heavy international sanctions for its role in Russian cruise missile production.
Putin and his Russian forces continue to carry out massive drone attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine, with hundreds of Russian attack drones launched into Ukraine tonight.
Seen here, footage of a Russian Shahed-136 hitting the cameraman’s apartment in Kyiv:
Major Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Stavropol this morning.
Up to 5 Ukrainian drones reportedly hit the Stavropol Radio Plant, which, according to French sanctions, is "one of the main manufacturers of radio-electronic devices for the Armed Forces [of Russia]."