Where Ukraine's borders end up is very much in play - there is a lot of space between pre-war borders and where they are now. How hard we pushed with NATO membership as a bargaining chip would have been a large determinant in the outcome. And Trump unilaterally gave that up.No real leverage given away. All parties fully aware:
Ukraine’s not getting its 2014 borders back; and
Ukraine is not getting NATO membership.
These issues were “pretend” leverage points. Pete was simply stating these realities.
I must have missed that chapter in the Art of the Deal.