political theater in the end.
In the US, the media made it seem that Nikita backed away because of JFK’s threat. —But it was the US who had to agree never to invade cuba and demilitarize Turkey. Fidel got his revenge for being belittled when he came to the US after overthrowing the Cuban government but paid the expensive price of the devastating Cuban ban. Cuba never recovering economically till this day.
I’m just guessing but it seems that Russia intends to subjugate Ukraine and won’t accept defeat.