I'm surprised there isn't a clause in that deal that allows Trump and Putin to **** Zelenky's wife while he has to watch, because it already amounts to them ****ing Zelensky.
Why would a peace treaty give the aggressor more land than they are able to capture through military action? Russia is gaining a couple kilometers a year, and that's been their pace for the last several years now. Occasionally they capture a cow pasture or small village, but big pushes and capturing major cities is a thing of the past. Not only that but Russia's economy is suffering and the people of Moscow are starting to feel the pain with massive fuel shortages that Putin can no longer keep out in the country so that his base of support is able to think all is well.
Neither side has any momentum, really, but conditions right now are worse for Russia. I know the Ukrainians are tired of this war but they are the innocent victims of this. Nothing Ukraine has done justifies any of Russia's actions.
