NBC News reports that U.S. and European officials have started talking to their Ukrainian counterparts about peace talks with Russia, with territorial concessions, citing U.S. officials.
“U.S. and European officials have begun quietly talking to the Ukrainian government about what possible peace negotiations with Russia might entail to end the war, according to one current senior U.S. official and one former senior U.S. official familiar with the discussions,” wrote NBC News. “The conversations have included very broad outlines of what Ukraine might need to give up to reach a deal, the officials said….
“Some U.S. military officials have privately begun using the term ‘stalemate’ to describe the current battle in Ukraine, with some saying it may come down to which side can maintain a military force the longest. Neither side is making large strides on the battlefield, which some U.S. officials now describe as a war of inches. Officials also have privately said Ukraine likely only has until the end of the year or shortly thereafter before more urgent discussions about peace negotiations should begin,” NBC said.
