Ukraine is the home team and have the support of basically every European neighbor of Russia. They’re not going anywhere, obviously. Warmongering Russians can go to Moscow and end this genocidal slaughter any time they want. Sadly, their bloodlust is unquenched and a lot more Russians will have to die for nothing before this ends.
Ukraine exists on the invasion route for, well, everywhere.
There are battle sites that have been found from neolithic times.
Russia will not allow that invasion route to be outside it’s sphere of influence. The current Ukrainians will not allow themselves to be willing in that sphere of influence.
There is no good way out of this. Neither side can back down.