The Day Zelensky Weighed Donbas Referendum Amid Seversk Capture

Russian media on December 11 initially focused on Ukraine's response to Trump's peace plan, alongside domestic economic successes with record revenues for fast-growing companies. Morning reports then shifted to extensive Ukrainian drone attacks across Russian regions, causing disruptions in Moscow airports, and concurrent reports of the Russian army taking control of Lyman.

The mid-day narrative centered on discussions of a potential G7 alternative involving Russia and the exclusion of Russian troop withdrawal from a US peace plan. The afternoon saw widespread reporting on the capture of Seversk in the DPR, with multiple outlets confirming its full control by Russian forces.

Later in the day, the primary focus became Zelensky's reported consideration of a referendum on withdrawing troops from Donbas and ceding territories, discussed in the context of Russian military advances.