Whatever is left of Ukraine at the end of this invasion is most certainly going to be aligned with NATO. About a month or so ago it was mentioned that there is the option for Ukraine to seed back to Poland the portions of Poland that were stolen from Poland by the Soviet Union.
That restored Polish territory would immediately be protected by NATO. Putin can b**** about it, wHine about it, and cry about it all he wants it will nevertheless be NATO territory.
And Russia will have gained a defensible land bridge to its warm water port on the Crimean Peninsula, all of eastern Ukraine east of the Dnieper River, and Control of the gas fields in the northern Black Sea coast at the very least.
That is an Obama/Biden “win” if I have ever seen one