Update(12:38ET): President Zelensky's 14-hour old ABC News interview (which we detailed hours ago below) is finally getting widespread distribution and is being repackaged as a significant nod to Moscow on what's been Putin's core issue he cited as justification for launching the war:

In another apparent nod aimed at placating Moscow, Zelensky said he is open to "compromise" on the status of two breakaway pro-Russian territories that President Vladimir Putin recognized as independent just before unleashing the invasion on February 24.

"I have cooled down regarding this question a long time ago after we understood that ...NATO is not prepared to accept Ukraine," Zelensky said in an interview aired Monday night on ABC News.

"The alliance is afraid of controversial things, and confrontation with Russia," the president added.

"I'm talking about security guarantees," Zelensky said, explaining that Ukraine is now open for dialogue on these central Russian security demands in order to stop the war.

For those who missed it when it first came out 14 hours ago, the interview is here:

Update(10:51ET): Yesterday ahead of what was the third round of Russia-Ukraine attempts to establish a ceasefire, which reportedly didn't result in much progress, the Kremlin issued updated demands saying it would halt all military operations if Ukraine agreed to the following: recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea, acknowledged the statehood of Donetsk and Luhansk, and importantly to update the Ukrainian constitution barring entry into external military alliances (namely NATO).

In fresh remarks given to ABC News, President Zelensky hinted that Kiev could be willing to compromise on some of these proposals.