Quote Originally Posted by limitles View Post
It's Democracy vs Dictatorship
Russia wants the latter but they are proving their inability to force a sovereign next door neighbour to lay down.

Their aggression has backfired
Finland and Sweden joining NATO are examples of this and Ukraine will follow suit eventually
Zelenskey suspended Ukraine elections and is now a Dictator. Putin probably won't sign a peace deal with Zelenskey because Zelenskey is not legal. Elections first then peace deal.

Oh, and the Russians won't fall for a cease fire either because Zelenskey will use it to re-arm and re-organize.