Zelensky proposes new compromise for Russian occupied areas of Ukraine — Will include new DMZ territory. Putin hasn’t responded to new proposal, status uncertain. Russian citizens expect war to end next year.
When a country starts talking about demilitarized zones on its own soil, the leverage is already gone. Wars don’t end this way unless someone is running out of options. Ukraine’s president has floated a possible compromise to a key Russian demand that Kyiv give up territory in eastern Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal could address one …