Zelensky says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized zone monitored by international forces. The proposal offered another potential compromise on control of the Donbas region, which has been a major sticking point in peace negotiations. Zelensky said the US proposed the creation of a “free economic zone,” which he said should be demilitarized.

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