There's no enforcement mechanism, so what happens when one or other side disregards it? There's supposed to be minimum distances from that corridor that the belligerents are supposed to respect. That distance has not been set. And then tire's a wider question as to whether the agreement can hold. At a time when the two sides are fighting, will they really respect that? The idea of carving out a part of their conflict from the general hostilities? Hard to believe. Previous cease fires in ukraine have not held. And the russians ultimately want control of ukraine, not just a bit of land. Therefore, if they're not guessing what they want on land,
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