The territory of Russia has no end, and Ukraine will only stop the war if it cedes territory. The biggest concession by Putin is to agree not to continue offensive operations in Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. The four Ukrainian regions still leave part of them for Ukraine.
According to reports from CNN and the Wall Street Journal, the conditions proposed by the United States and Russia approximately include: first, the first stage of Russia and Ukraine is only a ceasefire agreement.
Ukraine must recognize that the Russian military controls the four eastern regions of Ukraine and the Crimean controlled areas. As for sovereignty issues, they can be discussed 49 or 99 years later. In fact, this is equivalent to ceding territory. Now it's hard to clarify, and it will be even more impossible in decades.
At the same time, the Ukrainian army must withdraw from the entire Donbas region, as Donetsk and Luhansk provinces are the main objectives of the Russian military. Since the first Eastern Ukraine war in 2014, the Russian goal has been to seize the entire Donetsk and Luhansk provinces. Now in 2025, Russia has not given up this strategic goal.
The United States will lift most of the sanctions against Russia, and the United States will start importing Russian energy. Russia's economy may begin to grow again. The Russian stock market has already started to rise.
So, what can Ukraine get? The most important thing is that the Russian army will stop attacking, no longer bomb urban targets, and the West will continue to provide military aid to Ukraine.
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