Clément Molin wrote that a withdrawal of the Ukrainian army from Donbass could be a solution to end the Russian invasion. He described the territory as heavily fortified, with six cities, three lines of obstacles, and kilometers of barbed wire, and indicated that Ukrainians refused to yield it, with the war ongoing there since 2014. According to him, relinquishing the 11% of Donbass still controlled by Ukraine would expose the country to a Russian offensive towards its center. Molin estimated that Moscow would have little to offer in return. He expressed doubt about a Russian withdrawal from southern Ukraine and mentioned, as a possibility, a departure from the oblasts of Sumy, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk, while deeming this compensation inequivalent. He added that he was waiting to see what the 2026 "Yalta" would yield and that the decision should be left to the Ukrainians. #Ukraine #Russie #Donbass (translated)