potentially there could come a moment where ukraine would come under pressure to at least make some kind of a statement to the effect that it s not their immediate intention to join nato because the reality is that even if ukraine wants to join nato right now, it is not feasible for a number of complex reasons in the short-term. and so this would kind of be an easy concession, if you will. however, it would require a big climb down for president zelensky, very difficult for his government to survive, and frankly it s not even clear whether president putin would accept it. it is clear that a lot of people heard those comments in ukraine, in the united states, at the white house, in russia at the kremlin with great interest. wondering if maybe there was a window opening. clarissa ward, thank you so much for being there for us. i m sure we ll talk again soon. perspective from stephen piper, a former ambassador to ukraine. thank you so much for being with
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