You appear to have your ducks in a row but I'm not sure of the direction in which they're flying. Maybe you have forgotten that Putin made several attempts at diplomacy and never closed the doors to negotiation. Its the West that will not do a deal. Its the West that has delivered a war that Russia must win. Regardless of how evil you believe Putin to be (and I'm not going to defend him) or how unjustified he was to invade Ukraine, it is the collective West that is primarily responsible for the carnage. The Americans could end it tomorrow but the military industrial complex won't let them. You need to direct your anger at the shareholders and executives of Lockhead Martin et al.