“There will be no further terms other than unconditional surrender.”
Looks like somebody did not get the memo, to dial back the hubris. The Russian reps agreed to the the next phase of peace talks.
Things have gotten real in the Russian rear, and the money is running out. The pros know there is no way for them mitigate the effects of the Bone-Crushing Sanctions Bill (SB 1241) advancing toward law in the USA. It seems like the West has called Russia’s bluff on nuclear war, and bluffing was the biggest card they had left.
Dont count your chickens.