Territories against membership? NATO could apparently consider a notable Ukraine move. According to La Repubblica, such a plan could include handing over all occupied territories - Crimea and the other four regions conquered in recent years - to the Kremlin.

The remaining part of Ukraine would eventually be included in NATO. In a final step, the new NATO eastern border would be fortified and upgraded. The year 2025 will be the year of negotiations, while 2024 will still be spent on the battlefield. Vladimir Putin will therefore try to conquer as much territory as possible in order to be able to enter such negotiations.