[RoosterRedux]

I think you are correct. Zelenskyy is taking a negotiating position (at best).

[ETCM]

I think you are correct. Zelenskyy is taking a negotiating position (at best).

In the near term (the next decade or two), Crimea isn't going to change hands. Zelensky has to accept that, as it's a reality. He just doesn't want to formalize it by statement or treaty. But even that might well be forced upon him.