There have been hundreds of relatively small land grabs in European history. Most of them have not resulted in further expansion.
Ironically, before WW1 Tsar Nicholas could have appeased Austria/Germany. Instead he mobilized and the German emperor decided to launch a preemptive strike. If he had not mobilized, perhaps WW1 and WW2 could have been averted.
It is extremely concerning that thoughtless one liners like yours, most definitely posted from some comfortable location rather than the trenches of Donetsk, are steadfastly upvoted here. Presumably by people who are also not in the trenches.
I don’t believe I (or you) from a position of comfort have the answers. I believe that western democracies should trust their partners on the frontlines to decide when and how to find peace with an invader, as they know more than we do.
Some westeners: We never know, maybe they will stop if we give them a few more villages this time.
A Shaheed drone flew over my head just less than two months ago. Does that qualify?
In case it does — don’t be so naïve. Of course the russians want more. They’ve made that clear enough. Their heads of state have made that clear enough. Repeatedly. For years.
Diplomacy, like the time Macron came to Russia to stop the war and Putin told him the war would never happen. This kind of diplomacy?
Putin lying that there would not be any wars was just one talk among others, probably the most memorable and iconic of the war.
What is Putin bringing to the table this time to guarantee that it won't end up like the other times?
It is no mystery how Trump outmanoeuvres these people, they have the strategic acumen of a stunned fish.
Maybe now diplomacy can happen and thousands of lives can be saved.