“For now, we need it,” he told NBC News in an exclusive interview, his first one-on-one since Kyiv took control of 500 square miles of Russian territory.
Fun thought experiment, but yeah there is no way it ever happens. The simplest reason is that as soon as Ukraine manages to restore full control over its own territory, they will race to join Nato and the EU. Both of which would not accept Ukraine while holding russian land.
[Joke] Closet good guy Putin entering the later stages of his plan to give up Russia without ever looking like he's backed down 😊 It'll all be one unified Ukraine soon!