Сeasefire in Ukraine is possible in 2023 – former NATO general 

Former general of the Bundeswehr and NATO, Hans-Lothar Domröse, stated this in an interview with Funke media group, Zeit reports.

"I expect a truce at the beginning of summer, when both sides will say: "This is no longer useful. We will have a ceasefire sometime in 2023," he said.

In his opinion, between February and May, a situation will arise "in which both sides will understand that they will not go anywhere." According to him, this will be the moment for negotiations on a ceasefire. But this will not mean peace for a long time.

"Ceasefire means: we stop shooting. Negotiations will probably take a long time, you need a mediator: maybe UN Secretary General Guterres, Turkish President Erdogan or Indian President Modi - although no one is really imposing," he added.

Domröse emphasised that reaching a truce is possible only if it is acceptable to both sides, "even if Putin would really like to have all of Ukraine, and Zelenskyy would like to liberate all of Ukraine again."  As possible solution, he called "Zelenskyy's refusal to demand immediate reintegration of territories such as Crimea into Ukraine - it would be possible to agree on a transition period."