[Alas Babylon!]

I also hope this will happen and would probably be the best solution. I just think it is more and more unlikely with each passing hour.

The Ukrainians are hardening thinking they are winning, and Putin is hardening wondering why they just don’t roll over and show their belly.

Can we get there—or should I say they get there—from here, today?

[hardspunned]

Have you noticed a complete media blackout of what the Russian cease fire and peace proposals are? They are afraid any legitimacy in the Russian position would compromise their changing disinformation narrative. If Ukraine categorically renounces any plan to join NATO I think Putin would jump at the deal and leave Ukraine shortly.

[kiryandil]

The Ukrainians are hardening thinking they are winning,

The Brandon Media newspuppets of the TechnoDicktaters are doing a good job of convincing the outgunned Ukrainians to "Let's you and Putin fight!".

Note that the newspuppets and their puppetmasters the TechnoDicktaters are at no particular risk in this.