I'm shocked, shocked I say, to note that none of Russia's demands appear to in any way involve "de-Nazification" or even anyone's resignation.
They actually aren't that far off, though. Obviously Ukraine is joining the EU if Zelenskyy's regime makes it through this, but I wouldn't think NATO will even let them in. Crimea is already a lost cause, it seems like. The eastern areas are a sticking point, I'm sure, but that might just be the price you pay to the crazy guy to get him to stop blowing up your schools and hospitals. The key is obviously the money - reparations, and how reconstruction is to be done. But I would think Russia would have a lot of room to negotiate there, given how much the sanctions are costing them, that they're better off paying for Ukraine to be rebuilt twice over if they can get those sanctions lifted.
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