comment: >
  
  
  loss of territories
  
  Is a demand that violates the UN charter.
  Russia should be expelled.
context: Putin has to be severely desperate with the way oil prices are going. They were expecting a vastly different situation for 2023 and are getting absolutely annihilated on the front lines.  
  It's not a mystery why they have been trying to push Ukraine to 'let them win' through negotiations recently. >
  
  What about gas prices, in Europe they went from 300 EUR/mWh to 68 EUR. >
  
  Exactly, so Putin is losing out. He counted on a continued high price and dependence on it from the west to prevent more intervention on their part.
  He wants high prices. >
  
  Yes exactly. Also he cannot physically move the gas to the countries that will accept it (China/India) in the same kind of volume. So prices are down and volume is down. >
  
  The guy said Putin must be desperate due to gas prices, and you appeared to disagree so I thought I'd clarify >
  
  I wasn't disagreeing I was pointing out that the gas price drop was far more profound than the oil price drop (OP mentioned the oil drop, not gas). >
  
  Fair enough then, I was mistaken >
  
  Ok, no worries.