More I think about it: say the "Mainstream" Press blasted the Agreement into new recognition: "Look what Russia agreed to!" In the circumstances as described by Thom, wouldn't it be just a slight tweak of the facts to say that Russia was coerced into the Agreement for fear of Ukraine aiming all those nukes at Russia? In the law, duress is a defense against enforcement of a contract.
More I think about it: say the "Mainstream" Press blasted the Agreement into new recognition: "Look what Russia agreed to!" In the circumstances as described by Thom, wouldn't it be just a slight tweak of the facts to say that Russia was coerced into the Agreement for fear of Ukraine aiming all those nukes at Russia? In the law, duress is a defense against enforcement of a contract.
More I think about it: say the "Mainstream" Press blasted the Agreement into new recognition: "Look what Russia agreed to!" In the circumstances as described by Thom, wouldn't it be just a slight tweak of the facts to say that Russia was coerced into the Agreement for fear of Ukraine aiming all those nukes at Russia? In the law, duress is a defense against enforcement of a contract.
I guess you could frame it that way, unless the agreement is widely reported, we'll never know.