The conflict would also become frozen, with Russia keeping control of roughly a fifth of Ukraine and an 800-mile demilitarized zone (DMZ) marking Kyiv's and Moscow's control.

A demilitarized zone (DMZ) in the networking world doesn't relate to warfare. A DMZ is a perimeter network that adds security to a LAN against unwanted traffic.

The DMZ itself is a swath of land cutting across the Korean peninsula along the 38th parallel that serves as a buffer zone between North and South.

The conflict would also become frozen, with Russia keeping control of roughly a fifth of Ukraine and an 800-mile demilitarized zone (DMZ) marking Kyiv's and Moscow's control.