Tell that to Putin.
Putin didn’t unilaterally make the decision, and the US media as well as the Government suggesting so is destructive. The Kremlin, and Putin, made the decision. The Kremlin still supports it, and the people of Russia originally were on board with the decision.
Just like in GAZA, saying it was ‘HAMAS’ when everyone in GAZA supports the actions of HAMAS needs to be explored and discussed. People in the US don’t understand that ‘Regime Change’ in Russia probably won’t make the war end. You can’t get peace until both sides really want it, and both sides get some kind of security. Peace through total victory becomes the only option outside of that.
Both armies are not depleted. So the war will continue.
The Korean War continued because both sides realized that there was no point to waste lives for few acres of territory.
Putin is fighting the war for his political survival. If he loses, he may get overthrown.
The Ukrainians are preventing the Holodomor from happening again.