As Ukraine prepares to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy engages in some public negotiating with the U.S. as those doing the fighting cast doubt that peace will come soon.

The United States is reportedly nearing a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, according to Steve Witkoff, the U.S. envoy to the Middle East. He said that any potential deal would require both territorial and economic concessions from both sides.