Settlement.

This is coolbert:

As extracted from the English tabloid "Daily Mail" the attack by CHRIS MATTHEWS and WILL STEWART and ELENA SALVONI FOR MAILONLINE 12 November 2022.

Cease fire, truce, armistice talks? All a result of the Ukrainian capture of Kherson from the Russian. Conditions have arrived for negotiation the Ukraine Conflict?

"Russian troops DESTROY Ukraine dam then flee Kherson dressed as CIVILIANS in the face of furious Ukraine fire as liberated locals celebrate and shamed Putin suffers 'significant reputational damage' from retreat"

Those relevant a most pertinent paragraphs:

"Vladimir Putin 'has been offered surrender terms by the West' as he loses control of Kherson - and 'his cronies have reacted positively because it allows them to stay in power and avoid criminal charges'"

"Vladimir Putin has been offered surrender terms [negotiated settlement] by the West, a respected Russian policy expert revealed, as Moscow's troops were forced to withdraw from the city of Kherson in yet another humiliating defeat."

NOT SURRENDER. SETTLEMENT WITH TERMS AGREED UPON AMICABLY BY ALL PARTIES CONCERNED!

"Professor Valery Solovey, formerly at Moscow's prestigious Institute of International Relations and who claims to have connections in the Kremlin, said the surrender would see Russia give up all territory in Ukraine with the exception of Crimea, which would become a demilitarized zone and its status would not be discussed again until 2029."

"In return, Putin and his cronies would avoid criminal charges over the war and be allowed to remain in power, Professor Solovey claimed.

"He [Solovey] said the proposal had been discussed between Kyiv and its Western allies before being presented to Putin's inner circle - who had reacted positively to the idea."

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"Solovey said the exact terms of the deal would mean Russia giving up any claim to the rest of the Kherson region, along with Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk - including areas occupied since 2014. Crimea would remain a part of Russia but would be forced to demilitarize, with the Black Sea Fleet relocated."

"A 60 mile-wide [100 kilometer] demilitarized zone would be created along the borders between Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with no heavy weapons allowed inside the zone. Russia would also have to give up its military presence in the Transnistria region of Moldova, while Ukraine would pledge not to join NATO for at least seven years."

"Six countries have agreed to provide security guarantees underwriting the deal, Solovey claimed, though he did not name them. Guarantees would likely include a pact to come to Ukraine's defense if it were attacked again, and guarantors would likely include Kyiv's closest allies - the US and UK among them."

AT LEAST HERE WE CAN HAVE A START? AN AMICABLE AND AGREED UPON SOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS OF A GIVE-AND-TAKE NATURE?

Rather than the Conflict persisting for a prolonged period fraught with danger to both sides and the international community as well, can anyone suggest a better way to end the conflict? Bitter will have to be swallowed with the sweet, both sides.

Devoted readers to the blog will fully understand I am not holding my breath in anticipation of a truce, cease fire, armistice.

coolbert.