i understand it, and that is why i'm talking about a compromise. in kyiv, a few cafes are open, and it is less tense than a month ago. slava and katarina were intrigued by what the president had said. translation: nobody's saying we should give i up the territories, but there should be some compromise or concession. translation: we hope that putin is a sane person. - but it's a very small hope. but at the end of the lonely roads out to the front line towns, the war feels much closer. people risk a trip to the market here.