Originally Posted by
tdracer
If I were Ukraine, the only way I'd accept a treaty with Russia - allowing them to continue to occupy their current gains - would be if it also allowed Ukraine to join NATO.
Otherwise, as jolihokistix notes, they'll be in the same situation within a decade when Russia is ready to take another bite. Making peace with the Russia is akin to making peace with Hitler - it's only valid until Russia decides otherwise.
Yep, that would be a better security guarantee towards Ukraine, than the original treaties, which get waved aside by Russia, whenever it is suitable to them (just as with every other "agreement", though the USA is not much better in that regard).