From the Russian perspective, they seem to view NATO encroachment into Ukraine as an existential threat to their survival. IMO they will not cease hostilities until their objective of de-militarising and de-nazifying Ukraine are complete.
On the other hand, the West continues to escalate the situation and doesn't appear to care about Russian motives whatsoever.
I don't see this ending any time soon; neither side appears to care for the motives of the other and so far show no signs of backing down.
Will the West ultimately accept a Ukrainian defeat if that's what it comes to, or if that's what it takes to avert nuclear holocaust?
What do you think?
I think the west is largely aware that it is simply delaying the inevitable to maximize MIC profits, justify replacing old gear that doesn't get used with new gear that won't get used, and try to reduce global trust and confidence in Russia (and possibly BRICS more generally)
The US army has been trying to get Congress to stop ordering Abrams tanks for years but Congress doesn't want to shut those tank factories down and the idea of paying skilled workers salaries to not produce things so as not to lose access to their labor is literally satan, so off to Ukraine they go!