Trump is giving Russia, what it has always wanted: a seat at the big boys' table where zones of influence can be agreed upon without the interference of all kinds of underlings. The refusal to cater to these desires was the famous post-Cold War "humiliation" of Russia. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/02/17/russia-says-no-reason-to-invite-europeans-to-ukraine-truce-talks-as-top-russia-us-officials-to-meet-in-saudia-arabia_6738256_4.html