[alexander_busek]

Since you've rejected the possibility of a negotiated settlement, before or during the war [...]

Where, for heaven's sake, did I ever reject the possibility of a negotiated settlement?! On the contrary, I would very much welcome an immediate negotiated settlement.

Of course, some of the minor conditions of such a settlement might not sit well with you, e.g.: Russia immediate withdraws all of its military forces; Russia admits culpability for a "war of aggression;" Russia surrenders Putin to an international war tribunal; etc.

I'll return to my original question at the beginning of this thread: how do you intend to finish what you started?

Again with the false imputations! Putin started this - by suddenly attacking peaceful Ukraine.

Regards,

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Putin started this - by suddenly attacking peaceful Ukraine.

The war between Ukraine and the DPR and LPR since has been ongoing since 2014. Here's an adequate summary of it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Donbas_(2014%E2%80%932022)

Russia immediate withdraws all of its military forces; Russia admits culpability for a "war of aggression;" Russia surrenders Putin to an international war tribunal; etc.

Russia would never agree to these terms, especially now, given their position on the battlefield. The whole point of a negotiated solution is that both sides have to agree to it (like the NFL's CBA), not your unrealistic fantasies about how it should look like. I would need to fire you from my diplomatic team.

So that leaves war as the solution (sucks, but here we are). You've morally condemned Russia and its leadership and feeling pretty good about yourself. Now what? Russia has over a half million troops in Ukraine (that's a really big number, I guess they're serious about this). They're better armed, better fed, and their defensive positions are better fortified than they were six months ago when Surovikin took command.