Ukraine will not agree to both "never part of NATO" and "no peace force". Maybe one or the other, if pushed hard enough, but both together are a guarantee of Ru

Ukraine will not agree to both "never part of NATO" and "no peace force". Maybe one or the other, if pushed hard enough, but both together are a guarantee of Russian aggression. Immediately, in the form of border skirmishes, cyber-warfare, and assassinations. Putin is going to have to think long and hard about what he can spin as a victory, because "undefended Ukraine" is not on the table. Personally, I'd say he'd be better off abandoning the NATO one. Hungary can keep Ukraine out of NATO indefinitely. It would take some spin, but honestly, he could just claim "Ukraine will never join NATO" and that'll be true-enough for his audience.