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As of 2024, Ukraine's peace terms are that Russia withdraw its troops, that its leaders be prosecuted for war crimes, and that Ukraine have security guarantees. Russia's terms are that Russia must be allowed to keep all the land it occupies, that it also be given all of the provinces that it claims but does not fully control, and that Ukraine end plans to join NATO.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine

he New START treaty expires in 2026, and both sides have an interest in avoiding an arms race, though Russia suspended its participation in the treaty in 2023. The recent U.S. decision to deploy missiles in Germany may be a worry, and Moscow may want to revive the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty .. https://2017-2021.state.gov/u-s-withdrawal-from-the-inf-treaty-on-august-2-2019/#:~:text=On%20February%202%2C%202019%2C%20the,continuing%20violation%20of%20the%20treaty. . Negotiations with Trump offers Putin the best opportunity for establishing limits on U.S. involvement in European security. The twin dangers are Trump pressing Ukraine into a Putin-shaped deal or Trump walking away when there is no early agreement and declaring it Europe’s problem. The latter might result in further Russian gains, eroding Ukraine’s ability to function as a sovereign nation and putting pressure on Europe to defend itself without U.S. help.
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Your missing link -

.@marcorubio says the next step on Ukraine "begins with some ceasefire," and that negotiations will be defined by concessions and leverage: "There will have to be concessions made by the Russian Federation, but also by the Ukrainians and the United States has lent itself there.…

— Nick Schifrin (@nickschifrin) January 15, 2025