Russia Ukraine war, page-163846

which is why the faux peaceniks on this page keep calling for a negotiated settlement - because they know that !
the smarter ones anyway know that russia can't outspend the west - USSR killed themselves economically trying to do that

of course putes can't afford to give up , (quite apart from his ego)
the ball is n the court of the russian people as to how long they want to put up with the current regime/situation

the easy way out is if putin gets sick ....would be an opportunity for someone bold to make himself rich and popular (by stopping the war)