[Goose]

Although Moscow and Kyiv both said they had made progress on the terms of a deal, Ukrainian officials are sceptical Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is fully committed to peace and worry that Moscow could be buying time to regroup its forces and resume its offensive.

BC

With the exception of making Russian a "recognized" language, this looks like the status quo ante, Ukraine on its own without NATO membership and no foreign military in-country to protect them or function as a tripwire. This does not address repairing the damage caused by Russian invasion, the breakaway republics, and the Crimea status. Presumably Russia retains these, as it was before. Ukraine won't like this deal but possibly would accept it to end the war. OTOH, I don't see how Putin can do so and explain it to his people. Russia started a war from which they got nothing but casualties and returned to square one. No way you can spin this. It is an L for Russia. Can't see it happening.

[Goose]

Although Moscow and Kyiv both said they had made progress on the terms of a deal, Ukrainian officials are sceptical Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is fully committed to peace and worry that Moscow could be buying time to regroup its forces and resume its offensive.

BC

With the exception of making Russian a "recognized" language, this looks like the status quo ante, Ukraine on its own without NATO membership and no foreign military in-country to protect them or function as a tripwire. This does not address repairing the damage caused by Russian invasion, the breakaway republics, and the Crimea status. Presumably Russia retains these, as it was before. Ukraine won't like this deal but possibly would accept it to end the war. OTOH, I don't see how Putin can do so and explain it to his people. Russia started a war from which they got nothing but casualties and returned to square one. No way you can spin this. It is an L for Russia. Can't see it happening.