[AlexeyBelov]

> they aren't obliged to devote themselves to the US preferences at the US-preferred pace

Of course they are not. But then you know what happens: it's on every front page.

[instig007]

Ok, there's clarity on the side approaching negotiations in bad faith then. "Do as I say and when I say" is not a reasonable negotiating track, it's the final ultimatum and there's clarity on who's the aggressor too.