concession

"I'm not saying that alone is enough but it's the kind of concession you would need to see in order to end the conflict," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday.

“Settlement requires a concession of the weaknesses of one’s perception, perspective and claims, and it will be difficult, in my view, for such strong, big personalities to make such concessions,” Elan said.

Zelensky has been under strong US pressure to make concessions ahead of any peace talks, while he has been pushing for firm security guarantees for Kyiv, stressing that Putin violated previous ceasefire deals.

On the other hand, if he has to push hard in an attempt to win concessions, will he too risk incurring the wrath of a man who uses unpredictability as a political art form?

Zelensky has been under strong US pressure to make concessions ahead of any peace talks, while the Ukrainian president has been pushing for firm security guarantees for Kyiv.