Any unofficial peace deal will likely see Ukraine remaining under the bloc’s wing as a de facto protectorate, but no members have the wherewithal to risk a direct war with Russia over that country, ergo its formal exclusion from NATO.
Or maybe Ukraine not joining NATO is still a non-negotiable Russian demand, and the US Empire has decided to abandon Ukraine so they've already quietly accepted it.
Or maybe Ukraine not joining NATO is still a non-negotiable Russian demand, and the US Empire has decided to abandon Ukraine so they've already quietly accepted it.
What the Ukrainians want has never mattered.
They died but not entirely for nothing. Their deaths now means freedom and life for the Russians living in Donbas and Crimea.