[THREAD] With the first anniversary of the Normandy Summit in Paris approaching, expires the deadline for the ultimatum set by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding further negotiations with Russia on the situation in Donbas

Spring this year, Zelensky told the Guardian he gave a 1-year deadline from Paris summit to find a breakthrough. The deadline thus expires on Wednesday, 9 XII. According to Zelensky, 2-3 scenarios were ready in case of withdrawal from talks with

In fact, National Security and Defence Council prepared as much as 5 scenarios for president Zelensky (no details were given). Before the Paris Summit, the first one - "Plan A" - was approved for implementation, with the aforementioned one-year

Over the last 12 months, Zelensky expressed clearly his readiness to make concessions towards Russia. Sometimes these concessions were to be so far-reaching that Angela Merkel herself held him back, as was the case with "Consultative Council", which fortunately never materialised

Yet Russia pushed further with new demands. In response to RU accusations of breaking the ceasefire, Ukraine agreed for inspection of its troops at the frontline, but RU demanded the inspection's territorial scope be extended & a protocol signed, so the inspection was cancelled