Ukraine is fighting for their lives and their future. They know what it is like to live under the thumb of a Russian dictatorship. They don't want to return to the bad old days of the USSR.
Every dead Russian soldier is one fewer to kill next time Russia invades. Every destroyed tank is one fewer to deal with next time Russia invades.
Russia is losing this war. They are successful at murdering Ukrainian civilians and levelling buildings, but they are losing militarily. It is a matter of time before the entire Russian invasion force is dead or captured. They simply don't have the logistics capability to support a protracted war against a motivated enemy armed with Stingers and Javelins (and real-time US intelligence)
Losers don't set the terms for peace. There isn't really a winner in this situation, so a return to the status quo is the most likely outcome.
EU membership will depend on EU-Ukraine negotiations.
NATO membership will depend on NATO-Ukraine negotiations.
Crimea, Luhansk and Donestsk will be regarded as Russian occupied Ukrainian territories.
If the terrorist dictator Putin needs some victories to save face, he can invent them and feed the propaganda to the brainwashed Russian population just like he did with his ridiculous justifications to invade.
Sanctions should remain until Ukraine is rebuilt. Putin can say ending trade with the west was his idea. There's another victory for him.
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