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I'm not saying it isn't possible, but I have a hard time seeing the point in Russia doing this, even from a cynical purely self-interest way of thinking. Making peace deals is one thing, under the right conditions, but this whole campaign of an unnecessary war has been the fault of NATO and the western empire creating a problem and forcing an issue on Russia's borders, effectively warring with Russia by proxy. Not only that, the Trumpian faction is uniquely despised even within the US by the liberal camp and there's a lot of lingering red scare hatred of Russia and newer hatred of Russia from propaganda relating to the issue with Ukraine. So normalizing relations would look like... what exactly? I know Russia isn't exactly a bastion of socialism at this point, but they gotta have some self respect that pretending the western empire wouldn't try to screw them this time is beyond absurd.
Given Trump has indicated he wants to leave NATO, I think it would be possible to have ties with the US but not Europe. That would mean on the US side easing sanctions and backing off on conflicts against Russia itself and supporting capital exportation in the former soviet states, and on the Russian side providing (military, ideological) cover and support for US interventions abroad in Latin America and Africa, specifically backing away from supporting Venezuela, Cuba, AES or Iran.
Though I agree that Russia would never be on the same level of blind loyalty and financial integration as Europe, and that most collaboration would be transactional in nature. I don't think Putin himself would want this given the past 20 years, but if he leaves office another leader also backed by the national bourgeoisie could provide this sea change.