It also excludes the places that are still territories of the United States—Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was also ...

The US President's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, after a meeting with dictator Vladimir Putin, stated that the "key" to ending the war in Ukraine lies in the so-called "five territories," Bloomberg ...

As U.S. officials continue to push for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, five Ukrainian territories have emerged as a central focus — and sticking point — in the negotiations.