Putin has just said, that the biggest danger about Ukraine joining NATO is that Ukraine would try to take Crimea back, which would lead to an all out NATO-Russia war.
This actually shows some way forward. It seems - only my guess at this point - the they are discussing a trade along these lines:
Russia pulls troops back, allows Ukraine to join NATO in some future
West and Ukraine recognize Crimea as Russian, drop sanctions
Some guarantees about not putting nuclear missiles near Russia may also be in discussion.
Last edited by Pointman; 02-21-2022 at 08:34 AM.
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