The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on key issues to end the conflict, though territorial disputes in the Donbas and management of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remain unresolved. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed creating a demilitarized zone in the east, monitored by international forces, as a potential compromise. This plan, discussed with Russian negotiators, intertwines political and commercial interests. Russia has not indicated willingness to withdraw from seized territories, insisting Ukraine cede remaining Donbas land, an ultimatum Ukraine rejects.