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Like this. Two sides claim the whole territory. One of them is a neocolonial power (πΊπ²) who bombed 20% of the local population in what was essentially a genocidal campaign that that country (π°π΅) still hasn't recovered from. The two sides still hate each other's guts. But they established a DMZ where they felt comfortable in maintaining their own zone of influence.
(Also, NK is pretty analogous here in that, like Ukraine, they violated a border agreement when the conflict started, and spent a significant amount of time afterward on the defensive while waiting for Americans and their air superiority to run out of resources).
Additionally, Russia has been pretty forward that it desires a Ukranian DMZ that increases the distance between the missile emplacements of both Russia and NATO. This sort of guarantee would get them to take an armistice seriously.
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Great answer, people pretending that negotiations with an adversary aren't possible are either ignorant or simply bad actors.