The next step for Ukraine is the multi-year “peace process”. It takes a while to agree on the shape and size of the negotiating table.
In the end, I expect the line of control to be near where it is currently.
Very likely. However, I figure the line will be around Perekop.
“..In the end, I expect the line of control to be near where it is currently...”
Yes, I agree. That is why Russia spent a heap of money building their main defensive line where it is. From what I’ve read, it is literally a linear fortress.