[doc maverick]

Putin appears to have decided to call an end to the war on the Russian side:
https://tass.com/politics/1962181
It’s all been decided without the Uke punk Zelensky, the EU and US democrats.
If they don’t go along, it will be on them, not Russia.

[Chad_the_Impaler]

Putin appears to have decided to call an end to the war on the Russian side:

It seems to me the buffer only applies to the parts of Russia being attacked by Ukraine, rather than an end to the war. I suppose Russia would like to call an end to only the part of the war where their own territories are being counterattacked.