Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will exchange the territory of Russia's Kursk Oblast currently controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories during potential negotiations.

Will the two sides be able to compromise on a line of separation and prisoner exchanges? The biggest issue may still be security guarantees of some kind.

As of March 3, 2025, Russia maintained control over southern and eastern Ukrainian territories. The ISW reported “significant fighting in the past 24 hours” near Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. There was also fighting to the north of Kharkiv, which ISW has termed as “subordinate main effort” on Russia’s part.

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As the Trump administration works toward a halt in the fighting, many experts fear that Ukraine will be forced to accept a ceasefire deal that will only give Russian forces a badly needed breather.