Ukraine is done—the only question is how long? another year? Two years? More deaths? All Russia need do is take one more large city and the truth will be known to all. Zelenskyy will be taken out, shot or deposed, a new guy will set up a cease fire and go to the table. Russia gets its slice (that it already has) and the war will be over. Then the truth will come out and it will be ugly. Putin gets his victory party and the rebuilding can start. No WW III and that is good.
“Ukraine is done—the only question is how long? another year? Two years? More deaths?”
They are almost, but they’ve still got hopes of NATO intervention. That’s why all the recent talk of NATO troops in Ukraine. If that doesn’t happen the only way out is peace negotiations.