What Russia wants is just that...a want. Their position where they allow for no compromises is a bluff where they bet nobody dares to call their bluff. Which might be a good bet, we'll see.
It's not a bluff, though. A bluff would have been making threats and then not invading Ukraine.
But Russia invaded Ukraine. They've been at war for three years. Putin is entirely prepared to continue. There's no bluff here. Putin is being entirely serious about his conditions to end the war peacefully, because if he doesn't get them he has zero problems with continuing the war to try to get what he wants by force.
But Russia invaded Ukraine. They've been at war for three years. Putin is entirely prepared to continue. There's no bluff here. Putin is being entirely serious about his conditions to end the war peacefully, because if he doesn't get them he has zero problems with continuing the war to try to get what he wants by force.