FillyofDelphi
Banned
Either the USSR's leadership resorts collapses into in-fighting, in which case the Nazis win the war and we get the AANW, or Stalin's subordinates agree to club together a collective leadership arrangement in the face of the threat until (at the earliest) victory is in sight. Both are conceivable but if the latter happens then it's probable that the Soviets actually perform better then OTL by dodging disasters like the Kiev encirclement which can be lain entirely at the feet of Stalin.
By December '41 it looks like the Soviets are the ones who are winning with Army Group Center looking on the verge of annihilation, so then their the ones who have no incentive to deal.
Why would the Soviets collapse into infighting when its clear the Germans want their heads on a platter? Its a case of "hang together or hang separately", since the Germans have clearly demonstrated they have little interest in peace and can't be trusted to keep to the terms of treaties they signed.
However, I do see the very real risk of a discordinated response, as various Red Army leaders decided they can't afford the delay a reorganization of the civil government requires and do what they can to try to save the troops under their command by any means nessicery. This could cause traffic jams, confusion as to the exact placement of troop arrangements, logistical nightmares, ect. that reduce the ability of the new government to plan a responce due to an incomplete picture of the frontline and a breakdown in communication.