When Ukraine achieved a staged victory in its counter-offensive, in addition to laying Kharkov, it recently recovered the surrounding areas of the state capital, Kherson, and previously recovered the Hongliman area. At present, it seems that the Russian army is indeed retreating. Although there are some counterattacks, the overall counterattack is insufficient, and the Russian counterattack against the Ukrainian army is generally in a passive state.
Of course, in this case, it is still very difficult for Ukraine to completely recover Donetsk, Lugansk, Hellson, Zaporoze, Crimea and other places occupied by Russian troops. If it can return to these places through peaceful negotiations and get war reparations, why not?
In fact, don't laugh at the innocence of Zelensky's big mouth. Although it is a defeated country, it is not so easy for the victorious country to pay reparations. However, considering Zelensky's investment in NATO, the combined strength of the United States, NATO, the European Union and even the whole western world is not small. What's more, the United States surrounded more than 40 countries and regions in the western world, imposed bottomless sanctions on Russia, confiscated their foreign exchange reserves of 300 billion dollars, and a large number of personal property of Russian overseas citizens. This money is enough to compensate for the losses suffered in the Ukrainian war.
In order to maintain his rule, Zelensky has now changed his mind and agreed to negotiate with Russia, so that his presidency for negotiation can be postponed for several years. But Zelensky may not want to solve the problem immediately, so his negotiation conditions are basically the conditions of the victorious country. In fact, even with large-scale assistance from the United States and the West, Ukraine has lost Donetsk, Lugansk, Hellson and Zaporoge, including Crimea, and more than100000 square kilometers of territory has entered Russian territory.
Although Ukraine also played a significant role in this wave of Ukrainian counterattack, it did recover Kharkov State and played well in Hongliman. At the same time, Russian troops also took the initiative to withdraw from the right bank of Dnieper River, where the capital of Kherson State is located. However, as the Russian-Ukrainian war is still going on, Ukraine has been attacked by the Russian Air Force on a large scale, and it may be difficult for more than 3 million people in Kiev to live in the city for a long time, so they have to evacuate to the countryside to get the support of electricity, heat and water.
In this case, if Russia cannot defeat Ukraine at once, it may be willing to fight a protracted war, let this war drag on, and drag Ukraine down through the huge economic gap between Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian side bargained. Although Zelensky asked a high price, he earned face for himself. However, if he wants to win Lizi, finally stop fighting and give people in other parts of Ukraine a rest, he will have to promise Russia some conditions after all. If you don't give in, maybe the Ukrainian people will be in shock every day in fear.
If Ukraine negotiates with Russia, it is obviously a great victory for Zelensky to take out a small part of the money seized by western countries to compensate Ukraine. For Russia, it is better to let the war subside as soon as possible and get back some of the seized money. It should be said that ordinary people are also acceptable. Therefore, it is better to talk than not to talk. In any case, bargaining between Russia and Ukraine is always a step to solve the problem.