Will they make agreement? Ukraine is losing...

According to reports, official Kyiv would agree to that option on the condition that the recognition is treated as "de facto" and not "de jure".

"Ukraine, it seems, is ready to give up 20 percent... of the territory, as long as it is not considered an official, legal recognition," said the source.

The same official added that during last week's negotiations with the American delegation, representatives of Kyiv were particularly concerned about the part of the potential peace agreement that refers to the territories - referring to the new regions that, according to referendums, were annexed to the Russian Federation.

The issue of territories is a key topic in the USA-Russia talks

According to the Wall Street Journal, the US President's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the "territorial issue" in the context of the peace process in Ukraine.

Witkoff allegedly said that the issue "can be partially resolved".

According to Bloomberg, as part of the peace initiative, the USA has considered the possibility of officially recognizing Crimea as part of Russia, although the final decision on this issue has not yet been made.

On April 11, Putin met with Witkoff at the Presidential Library in St. Petersburg. The talks lasted about four and a half hours.

According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Moscow expects the continuation of such diplomatic contacts.

The assistant to the Russian president for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov, said that Washington had already considered the signals that Moscow transmitted through Witkoff.