Xi is the one that will likely end this. At some point Putin’s failures will become too embarrassing for him to survive.
China needs Russia as a loyal vassal so they will nudge some general in the direction of Vlad’s palace.
True but Putin is like Stalin. I don’t see how you can dislodge him from power. He is paranoid and a former KGB agent so he’ll take out threats before they emerge.
“Xi is the one that will likely end this. At some point Putin’s failures will become too embarrassing for him to survive.”
China usually stays out of stuff like this. Russia has a history of long entanglements like Afghanistan but that was long ago in a different era.
I think Putin is one who ends this at a time of his choosing.