Russia has changed again. Putin has proposed three conditions, and the Russian army can cease fire at any time as long as Zelenskyy agrees! The UK's Daily Telegraph reported that Trump made a terrible deal with Putin, which is a tragedy for Ukraine. However, there is no better choice now!
Russia requires that the Russian army does not need to occupy all four eastern Ukrainian provinces entirely. The Russian army only needs the entire territory of Donetsk, and the Ukrainian army must withdraw. As for Zaporozhye and Kherson provinces, the remaining 30% area can be retained by Ukraine.
Moreover, the second condition proposed by Russia is that the Russian Orthodox Church must become dominant in Ukraine. The third condition is that Russian must be the official language of Ukraine.
The UK's Daily Telegraph said this is a humiliating condition, very painful. However, this is also an unavoidable matter, as Ukraine has no capability to defeat Russia and reclaim all territories. The West also has no ability to provide more weapons and ammunition to defeat Russia. Therefore, it can only painfully accept this "least worst option".
Compared to the initial stage of the war, when the Russian army aimed to seize the entire Ukraine, requiring all four eastern Ukrainian provinces and proposing to control seven Ukrainian provinces, this current condition is now the "least worst option", which can still preserve 80% of Ukraine's territory.
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