Because a February breakthrough predates the Allies' promise of Constantinople to Russia, one compromise would place the city under Russian protection with Greek administration. Such an arrangement could satisfy two Orthodox powers, ease local administration, and bring Greece firmly into the war. Defeat might also split Ottoman authority and accelerate a Turkish state centered on Anatolia. This is one possible coalition bargain rather than a forecast that Greek, Russian, and Turkish interests would remain compatible after the war.
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A Greek-administered Russian Constantinople
An early victory might produce a Russian protectorate administered by Greece, drawing another Orthodox state into the Allied coalition.