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Originally Posted by Pierre
Why would you think Russia would relinquish the territory it has gained?
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In return for a de facto recognition of whatever it is granted in the deal (Ukraine will never formally cede anything but it wouldn’t have to - N and S Korea are still technically at war, for example).
The fighting can’t simply stop at the current line of control if, for example, topology and existing infrastructure makes that position indefensible, or unmanageable. Obviously Putin is not going to want to cede anything of significance but he can’t snap his fingers and make Ukraine stop fighting, and frankly neither can Trump. With each passing day, European countries are waking up to the shifting strategic realities and are a day closer to plugging enough of the US’s resource gap to keep Ukraine fighting.
Ukraine simply isn’t going to sign a treaty that gives Russia everything it wants. It believes, with great justification, that it is in an existential fight for survival and won’t stop without good reason. “Sign here” is not a good reason.