Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has indicated he is willing to pull Ukrainian troops back from parts of the eastern Donetsk region still under Kyiv’s control and establish a demilitarized zone under potential peace terms.
Why It Matters
Seemingly irreconcilable positions on territory have repeatedly stalled peace talks pushed by the U.S. since President Donald Trump was reelected for his second term in office. Zelensky’s comments offer some hint that weeks of labored discussions have yielded steps toward a deal to end Europe’s largest land war in decades, although obstacles do still remain to the inking of a final agreement.
What To Know
Zelensky told reporters on Tuesday that one option could see a “free economic zone” in demilitarized areas of eastern Ukraine, according to local media. Russia would also have to pull out its forces from parts of the east, but Moscow has not indicated it is willing to do so.
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