Petr Pavel says most likely outcome of war is that parts of Ukraine will be left under Russian occupation. In an earlier post, we mentioned that the Kremlin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, was asked what Russia’s response to a possible decision by the west to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with western missiles would be.

Ukraine has rejected any idea of accepting a partial occupation by Russia as part of a peace compromise. The Foreign Ministry in Kiev said Russia's complete withdrawal from Ukraine and its internationally recognized borders is "one of the mandatory points of the peace plan formulated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.