Does anyone actually believe that ? Putin thinks nothing of annexing soverign countries and claiming them for himself.. and he is going to respect "shared territory" as being shared ?
Putin is desperate for a deal with Biden before Trump is back in office. Russian negotiators arrived in NY and DC the day before Biden’s debate debacle and were in town for 3 days.
Russia is also proposing Turkish peacekeepers to be stationed in the dual administrative Crimea proposal.
Sadly, there are so very few non-sovereign countries these days. Inflation and all.