Zelenskyy says proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days

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8. I read this sentence as leaving that on the table:

He cautioned, however, that some key issues — notably what happens to Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces — remain unresolved.

They may not formally cede the occupied territory but regaining it through combat is increasingly unrealistic. They may have to let it go through some fiction short of cession.

I don't see them giving up all of Donetsk/Luhansk.