No one, except Ukraine, can give up those territories (and legally they actually can’t) so no putin will not get any territories because of this “deal”.
Perhaps not legally, but does that really matter? The world hasn’t recognized the annexed parts of Moldova and Georgia as Russian either, but those countries have no control over them, whereas Russians freely enter the regions and do as they please.
No one, except Ukraine, can give up those territories (and legally they actually can’t) so no putin will not get any territories because of this “deal”.
Perhaps not legally, but does that really matter? The world hasn’t recognized the annexed parts of Moldova and Georgia as Russian either, but those countries have no control over them, whereas Russians freely enter the regions and do as they please.
Oh yes it matters a lot!
The rules based order is what we abide to, and it says “no stealing land”.
Remember, Germany got back east Germany, France got back Alsace.