India, Aug. 16 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin put forward a demand that Ukraine needs to withdraw from the eastern Donetsk region as a condition for ending Moscow's war with Kyiv during the Alaska Summit with US President Donald Trump on Friday.

However, Putin also told Trump that if his core demands were met, he would be open to freezing the rest of the frontline, the Financial Times reported.

According to the report, Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders on Saturday to communicate Putin's demand. He also urged Ukraine and Europe to drop efforts to secure a ceasefire from Moscow.

Russia has been in partial control of the Donetsk region for more than a decade. If Putin's demand is met, he will g...