Putin will retain control over 20% of Ukraine's territory, but Ukraine will join the EU and in three to five years will receive a pass to NATO, - former NATO commander in Europe Stavridis on how the war will end
In his opinion, the deal will include "some kind of demilitarized zone between the two sides, like in Korea. And perhaps it will be patrolled by NATO soldiers, for example, not Americans, but Europeans."
At the same time, negotiations on a ceasefire and a final settlement will take months and will not fully satisfy either side. "But these are negotiations."
Such negotiations will take years until Russia regains all of Ukraine.