"..offering a medium level of assurance would give Western supporters more room to tailor the punishments and rewards needed to compel Ukraine to comply with their requirements."

https://tnsr.org/2023/06/thinking-about-post-war-ukraine/

https://youtu.be/lkEh7FKaDiQ?t=2890

https://academic.oup.com/book/43807

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