Before both sides walked away. Both sides had shit that the other side wanted nothing to do with… and it mostly involved Russia insisting it be allowed to keep a sphere of influence (read puppet and slave states with no autonomy or say in their own affairs)
Russia will never abandon its imperialist ideology without a Nuremberg style purge
And NATO. in sight of that imperialist ambition. Wanted nothing to do with Russia. There was also the matter of Russia being a mobster state.
Before both sides walked away. Both sides had shit that the other side wanted nothing to do with… and it mostly involved Russia insisting it be allowed to keep a sphere of influence (read puppet and slave states with no autonomy or say in their own affairs)
Russia will never abandon its imperialist ideology without a Nuremberg style purge
And NATO. in sight of that imperialist ambition. Wanted nothing to do with Russia. There was also the matter of Russia being a mobster state.