Zelensky’s five demands to end the war:
- Long-term ceasefire until territorial talks begin—no border concessions, no troop withdrawal from Donbas.
- Security guarantees—NATO/EU path, continued Western military aid, no forced demilitarization.
- Russian reparations—hundreds of billions in compensation from frozen Russian assets.
- Return of kidnapped children and prisoners—20,000 children abducted, thousands still held.
- No easing of Russian sanctions—maintain and strengthen to prevent regrouping.