[adorno]

walking away from negotiations is not the same as walking away from support of Ukraine.

Walking away from negotiations is also a negotiation tactic, for warning the warring parties that things could get a lot worse if the fighting continues with no end in sight.

[BeauBo]

“Walking away from negotiations is also a negotiation tactic, ...warning the warring parties that things could get a lot worse”

Exactly.

Bone-crushing sanctions loom, if negotiations are abandoned.