Any negotiated peace that results in a net gain for Russia is unacceptable. If you reward any behavior, you are very likely to get more of it.
The goal is for this war to be such a strategic disaster for Russia that not just Russia, but any other potential aggressor country decides that it just isn't worth the risk.
You may not agree with that approach, but the motive is to reduce the number of wars that get started in the first place.
It’s called Biden Dream World.
For some reason, neocons think the solution is to throw more and more money into a black hole and magically, there will be no more aggressions.
That’s laughable.
There are two corrupt countries fighting each other. Neither of them are worth WWIII and we should let them resolve it amongst themselves.
The reason a negotiated peace settlement is the best option is that it puts a stop to the hostilities (and the hemorrhaging of *our* money), stops the possibility of other powers continuing to get involved and reduces the chance of some global conflagration. As I said, neither country is worth that.
If it puts a crunch on the money-laundering operations, so be it. That’s a bonus as far as I’m concerned.