Eh? Ukraine's legitimate president has always talked about peaceful solutions, rolled out a peace plan and even held a peace conference in Switzerland. The little Soviet pedo dick-tator, on the other hand, continues to talk in ultimatums while being bogged down in quagmire for 3rd year in a row with no end in sight.
Putin wants his country back why would he talk peace before victory?
He'll get his swath of land down to Crimea and not rely on a singular bridge. That's all he wanted. He'll get it and we can stop wasting money on this shit. They'll still fight with minor skirmishes, but I don't see this going much longer. This isn't 1918. If Putin agrees to not push further westward it's over. He has over water and a land bridge at that point. Most of the area is destroyed anyway.
Consolidate Ukrainians that want to be in Ukraine and let Russia deal with the rebuilding of it. I'm sure it will be a real pleasant place to live.
Odessa or bust! A negotiated settlement over some Russian political influence in Odessa has been held out as a main negotiating plum. Without Odessa, what remains of Ukraine becomes landlocked. A little Odessa is better than no Odessa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chOO0QKK2XI
Just by coincidence, Ukraine's little dictator is suddenly talking about a 'peaceful solution.'