It doesn't seem like Russia is any less deluded in the face of its setbacks:
Russia says the West must recognize its control over land its forces are losing before any Ukraine peace talks
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the US government's refusal to acknowledge "the new territories" as part of Russia "significantly complicates the search for mutual ground for discussions," Reuters reported.
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If states can claim new territories by force, we're all vulnerable to losing what we have.