United States vs Ukraine: What Decides US And Russia Negotiate a Grand Bargain to End?
Most analysis asks who is stronger. Warlord Intel asks who has leverage.
Short answer
A US-Russia deal to end the war would trade a short-term cessation of hostilities for long-term strategic instability. It would fracture NATO, embolden revisionist powers like China, and reward Russian aggression, fundamentally undermining the current rules-based international order.