Russia's primary concern since 1991 has been NATO expansion eastward. One of the reasons for the SMO was to prevent the build up of a hostile and well armed comprador state on its border.
NATO membership in exchange for Donetsk and Luhansk is completely absurd. If this isn't a silly negotiating tactic the managers of the empire are more dumb than I already thought.
The point of giving up the land is to avoid the article 5
That doesn't even make any sense.
Russia's primary concern since 1991 has been NATO expansion eastward. One of the reasons for the SMO was to prevent the build up of a hostile and well armed comprador state on its border.
NATO membership in exchange for Donetsk and Luhansk is completely absurd. If this isn't a silly negotiating tactic the managers of the empire are more dumb than I already thought.
I fear they may yet continue to surprise you.