Quote (Handcuffs @ 19 Jul 2023 13:09)
Seems like people are reticent to comment. It makes me wonder how many people in PaRD are hoping that Russia is successful.
Russia is going to be successful on some level by the time this is over. There isn't remotely enough opposition to the war within any of the power bases that could swing the country to back down. They will not stop and the West isn't willing to push hard enough to try forcing them to.
The question of what an ideal solution would be depends. If you support the West: then Russia backing down, begging forgiveness, and paying reparations to Ukraine would be ideal. If you support Russia: then the West backing down, dropping all sanctions and repaying Russia for the property and assets stolen from them in combination with a guarantee that NATO will cease attempts to expand in perpetuity would be ideal. If you support Ukraine, which part of Ukraine you support will dictate which side of the super powers playing with them you prefer.
None of that is going to happen.
If you're anyone else, no WW3 is an ideal solution.