Four potential map scenarios for ending the war in Ukraine, according to The Times:
1. European preference: Freeze the war at the current front lines (~680 miles), with no more land changing hands.
2. Putin’s price: Ukraine gives up the entire Donbas (Donetsk + Luhansk), losing key defensive positions.
3. Concessions from Kyiv: Ukraine cedes all of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, even areas Russia does not fully control yet.
4. Land swap: Russia gets all of Donbas, Ukraine gets back part of Kherson, but this is unlikely as Kherson is vital to Russia’s Crimea link.
