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Vol. I · No. 318 Saturday, November 14, 2026 “See who’s really behind the post.” Free of charge
Sources contradict each other

US urges Ukraine to withdraw troops from Russian territories

Compared Saturday 14 November, 17:37 UTC by NVIDIA Nemotron · confidence medium · 1 state-media or Telegram source and 16 independent outlets

State media (Lenta.ru via pravda.me mirror) claims the US demanded Kyiv withdraw troops from Russian territories. Independent outlets report on related US–Russia–Ukraine negotiations but with different framings: Russia demanding NATO return to 1997 borders, the US raising a territory-for-NATO trade-off, or Ukraine refusing US proposals to change Donbas borders. No independent outlet confirms the exact state-media claim.

Nemotron compares the versions; it does not decide which one is true. Every small number points to a source below.

Who says what

TASS (state media) / Lenta.ru (state media; unofficial mirror on pravda.me) and lenta.news mirror

The US demanded that Kyiv withdraw troops from Russian territories.1–2

Independent outlets (DW, TRT Russian, Novaya Gazeta Europa, UNN, NV, OBOZ.UA, Varta 1, io.ua, NYT, Spectrum News, Newsweek, Kyiv Post, Ukrainska Pravda, NewsCord)

Reports cover US–Russia–Ukraine negotiations: Russia demanding NATO return to 1997 borders; the US raising a territory-for-NATO trade-off or asking whether Ukraine would exit Donbas for NATO; Ukraine refusing US proposals to change Donbas borders; Zelensky reportedly ready to put a US Donbas condition to a referendum.3–9

Where they contradict each other

  • facts State media says the US demanded Ukraine withdraw troops from Russian territories. Independent outlets do not report this exact demand; they report Russia demanding NATO withdrawal to 1997 borders and the US proposing a territory-for-NATO trade-off or asking about exiting Donbas.1,3–5,10–13
  • blame State media frames the US as the actor demanding withdrawal from Ukraine. Independent outlets more often frame Russia as making demands (NATO 1997 borders) or frame the US position as a proposal/trade-off rather than a demand.1,3,5–6,14
  • framing State media uses "Russian territories." Independent outlets refer to Donbas (internationally recognized Ukrainian territory) or NATO borders, not Russian territories.1,9,13,15

What all sides agree on

  • All sides acknowledge ongoing negotiations involving the US, Ukraine, Russia, and territorial/security arrangements.1,3,5–6,9,11–12,15

Claims only state media make

  • The US demanded that Kyiv withdraw troops from Russian territories.1–2

No independent outlet in the searched editions reports these. That is weak evidence, not proof they are false.

Pictures and video

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  • Reuters article about Kushner working toward a "largest prisoner exchange" of Russia's war in Ukraine (Nov 13, 2026). Shows Kushner speaking to media; unrelated to troop withdrawal from Russian territories.
  • Close-up photo of Zelenskyy; no textual or visual evidence about troop withdrawal.
  • Focus online article about ex-NATO chief Rasmussen demanding European troops for Ukraine; concerns sending troops to Ukraine, not withdrawing from Russian territories.

Who is spreading which version

  • A group of accounts we found [group] repeats the state-media version: Discusses a referendum on withdrawing AFU from part of Donbas under Ukrainian control and prisoner exchange; adjacent to but not identical to the state-media claim.. Suspicious/staged cluster
  • A group of accounts we found [group] repeats the state-media version: Mentions Zelensky ready to put a referendum on withdrawing AFU; shares RT domain.. Suspicious/insufficient_evidence cluster
  • A group of accounts we found [group] repeats the state-media version: Mentions Zelensky ready to put a referendum on withdrawing AFU.. Watch/staged cluster

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Sources

  1. Lenta.ru (state media; unofficial mirror on pravda.me) : В США потребовали от Киева вывести войска с российских территорий https:// lenta.ru/news/2026/11/14/v-ssh a-potrebovali-ot-zelenskogo-vyvesti-voyska-s-rossiyskih-territoriy/ read →
  2. https://lenta.news/ (ru edition, 2026-11-14): В США потребовали от Киева вывести войска с российских территорий: Политика: Мир read →
  3. DW.com (ru edition, 2026-11-14): NYT: Россия требует от НАТО вывести войска к границам 1997 года и прекратить помощь Украине read →
  4. TRT Russian. (ru edition, 2026-11-14): TRT на русском - Путин потребовал от НАТО отступить к границам 1997 года? read →
  5. Новая газета Европа (ru edition, 2026-11-14): Россия вновь потребовала вывести силы НАТО из Восточной Европы и прекратить поставки оружия Украине. Источники NYT заявили, что Москва может быть готова к торгу read →
  6. TRT Russian. (ru edition, 2026-11-14): США впервые предложили Украине вступление в НАТО в обмен на Донбасс read →
  7. Українські Національні Новини (УНН) (ru edition, 2026-11-13): Не только Украина и страны Балтии: россия хочет исключения Финляндии из НАТО и изменения границ Молдовы read →
  8. NV (uk edition, 2026-11-10): США прагнуть «остаточно завершити» війну РФ проти України та створити нову архітектуру безпеки — The Guardian read →
  9. Корабелов.ІНФО (uk edition, 2026-11-11): Україна відмовилася від пропозиції США змінити кордони Донбаса, щоб росія могла заявити про повне захоплення read →
  10. OBOZ.UA (uk edition, 2026-11-14): "Подальші перемовини – фарс": у Сенаті США відреагували на вимоги Росії про повернення НАТО до кордонів 1997 року read →
  11. The New York Times (en edition, 2026-11-11): Seeking to Broaden Ukraine Talks, U.S. Urges Russia to Include Europe read →
  12. Newsweek (en edition, 2026-11-14): Zelensky Says US Raised Territory-for-NATO Trade-Off read →
  13. Kyiv Post (en edition, 2026-11-14): US Asked if Ukraine Would Exit Donbas for NATO, Zelensky Says read →
  14. Українська правда (en edition, 2026-11-14): Russia demanded NATO return to its 1997 positions during Abu Dhabi talks – NYT read →
  15. io.ua (uk edition, 2026-11-14): Зеленський готовий винести на референдум умову США щодо Донбасу read →
  16. Варта 1 (uk edition, 2026-11-14): Кремль передав США перелік умов для припинення війни проти України read → (searched, not cited)
  17. NV (uk edition, 2026-11-12): Кремль базуватиме подальші переговори про території на вигаданій лінії фронту — ISW про вимоги РФ в Абу-Дабі read → (searched, not cited)
  18. Spectrum News (en edition, 2026-11-14): Zelenskyy says new European security framework from U.S. could benefit Putin read → (searched, not cited)
  19. NewsCord (en edition, 2026-11-13): Putin Warns Europe War Will Resume Immediately If Troops Enforce Ukraine Deal: 26 outlets compared read → (searched, not cited)

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