After the third round of talks, Russian officials said Ukrainian representatives "took the negotiating documents and went back to discuss," a far cry from their previous tough stance, CNN reported. The day before yesterday, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy finally relaxed, saying that the Ukrainian government is "no longer ready to join NATO" and that NATO will not put Ukraine's "partnership" on the agenda within ten years. Although the Ukrainian domestic media has reported how heavy the losses russia has suffered, how great the loss of armored vehicles has been, and how many warplanes have been shot down, it is not difficult to see from Zelenskiy's attitude that they are increasingly wanting an armistice.
According to the report, in Zelenskiy's external response on the same day, it was clearly stated that Ukraine "refuses to accept all conditions related to sovereignty", that is, the independence of the Crimean Peninsula and the two "republics" of Ukraine; but Russian President Putin clearly demanded in a phone call with German Chancellor Schoeltz that these conditions cannot be compromised, either Ukraine accepts all Russian conditions, or Russia achieves its goals through military means. At this point, a "black hole" appeared in the negotiations: who would compromise on the issue of crimea and the two "republics" of Ukraine, and if no one compromised, the possibility of an armistice was almost zero.
Yesterday afternoon, RIA Novosti disclosed a new development in the peace talks: Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said that the issue of Crimea and Donbass can now be discussed. More than 40 hours after the third round of negotiations, the ABC interviewed him asked Ukraine "whether it will recognize crimea to Russia, and whether it will be independent of Donetsk and Luhansk", Zelenskiy changed his previous toughness, saying that he would "discuss this issue (with Russia)" next, Ukraine is now concerned about the Ukrainian residents in these areas, once the situation changes, they may not be accepted, and the issue of admitting or not acknowledging is more complicated than the real situation.
It is clear that Zelenskiy's attitude has "loosened", and he may reach a consensus with Russia on the issue of territory in the fourth round of negotiations, or even abandon Crimea and The Eastern region. At present, Russia's military operations are still continuing, and Western countries are constantly sending weapons of mass destruction to Ukraine, with the obvious intention of letting them drag Russian troops and plunge Russia into the "quagmire of war". But the real situation is not optimistic, the Russian army is making progress every day, ukraine despite the resistance of stubborn soldiers and civilian casualties are also expanding, the size of the two countries is too different, insisting on fighting Ukraine's chances of winning is "extremely small", so Zelensky's truce standards have been repeatedly lowered.
It is also worth mentioning that a few hours ago, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy shouted that they needed to "end the conflict for the people" and continue to shout at Russia, and the two sides wanted to sit down for "substantive negotiations", and the Russian side did not respond. Previously, some US media analysis believed that the Western sanctions against Russia have been implemented, and the Russian side has also paid an economic price, which means that their "determination to achieve the goal" is stronger, zelenskiy is afraid that in the end, if he does not accept all the demands, the war will not end.