What Will Happen to Russian-Occupied Territories in Ukraine?

Enlarge this image People walk down the street past banners commemorating fallen soldiers in Zaporizhzhia on March 29, 2025. Anton Shtuka/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anton Shtuka/NPR People walk down the street past banners commemorating fallen soldiers in Zaporizhzhia on March 29, 2025. Anton Shtuka/NPR At the heart of a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is what, if any, Ukrainian territory Russia will be allowed to keep. Moscow asserts that four Ukrainian provinces are more culturally Russian than Ukrainian. We go to one of those areas to find out what the people there think. Sponsor Message