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> extract a demilitarization commitment,

How could they possibly hope to get this? A peace accord with demilitarization on the Ukrainian site would only be possible if the Ukrainians trusted Russia. But Russia did not feel bound to their former agreements on keeping Ukraine as a sovereign state. How could Ukraine be guaranteed not to be invaded completely after demilitarizating?

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I don't claim to understand how (or if) Putin's mind works, but my theory is that he doesn't care if said agreement stands up to international scrutiny. It'll be a piece of paper that he treats as a license to invade again if he smells any weapons nearby.

I suspect the plan is to just keep increasing the pressure until this piece of paper materializes.

Maybe at some point Zelensky gets killed by "accident" and whoever takes over signs the piece of paper. Or that guy refuses and he turns up dead. It's a war zone, crazy shit will happen.

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