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Rats fleeing the now-obviously sinking ship...

I think that's quite possible. Everyone thinks Trump is going to give in to Putin, but I don't believe he will.

Now, he may do something like prominse NATO won't allow Ukraine in if he withdraws troops. Putin could save some face with that and Ukraine would get what they want.

But I doubt Putin gives up Crimea.
Crimea is Russian and will remain so.
Ukrainian neutrality is one non-negotiable tenet of any settlement.
Russia will withdraw main force combat units from the SMO areas west of Donetsk City, but UKR(NATO) will not occupy these areas. All territory East of the Dneiper River becomes a demilitarized zone.
 
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