If you're fighting for your very survival you're not going to be interested in 'peace deals'. If you let Russia win this where would they go next ?
Putin is head of a 'once great nation'. And since the break up of the former Soviet Union it has struggled to find an identity amid change since the end of the cold war. This 'war' gives him the opportunity to flex what muscle he has left which suits the U.S. because it allows another 'once great nation' to stir up an apothetic populace still mourning it's loss of 'strength' in the world economic structure. In short it's a proxy war that suits both Russia and the U.S. It allows both to invest ridiculous sums on military spending which in turn keeps people in the military supply chain employed at a time when fewer jobs than ever are being created.
Hearing how Russian troops have deserted their posts due to everything from poor supplies to poor command is giving the western world an idea of just how strong/weak Russia is today. Information we didn't have until now
Americans have no stomach for a protracted encampment in Crimea. Its not a war you could hope to win if you want to avoid losing votes at home. But the current situation makes the 'boomers' happy they finally have their long promised war with the 'Commie Ruskies'. And sadly most politicians whether Russian or American are still of that generation.
Hard to see a quick way out of this since half the world is considered 'untrustworthy'. So that rules out any potential third party cavalry cry for peace. The U.N. does what it always does and screams at the protagonists from afar but God forbid they actually take responsibility for anything. NATO is once again chewing it's nails praying for anything other than a full scale invasion of Ukraine because Zelenskl went to them asking for help and they turned their backs on him.
