So looks like setting the stage for day one the Ukraine War will be over.
My guess is that the Donbas region will either be independent fully or administratively but more or less a buffer zone. Putin needs an exit that keeps his credibility and Ukraine just needs this to end to begin a century of rebuilding.
So looks like setting the stage for day one the Ukraine War will be over.
My guess is that the Donbas region will either be independent fully or administratively but more or less a buffer zone. Putin needs an exit that keeps his credibility and Ukraine just needs this to end to begin a century of rebuilding.
What makes you say that? Russia is winning decisively. He may not even want to negotiate and just continue steamrolling Donetsk Oblast.