Tacitus
4 Aug 2023 #2281
Not to mention that Russia signed off on all those enlargements. Putin himself said more than once that he had no problem with them... .
Russia will have to accept that
True, but the problem is that Russia already accepted this once, until it chooses not to anymore under Putin.
We know how much value those agreements have for Russia. I think the Duma even entertained the idea of nullifying the 2+4 treaty... . Hardly possible to negotiate with someone who might in a (in foreign policy terms) short time just put the results of thise negotiations aside.
Hence the Ukrainians will likely continue to fight as long as possible.