Korea is a better example.
The US froze the lines and created a demilitarized zone. It's still there seventy one years later. North Korea has Nukes. They aren't going anywhere. China backed the Korean north against the West. The US was losing thousands of conscripts pitched battles that they often lost. The US accepted a cease fire that ended the slaughter. The north achieved a partial victory.
They didn't push for "Unconditional Surrender".
Why is that?
Why did they "Show Weakness" before "Tyranny" in Korea?
Because too many Americans were dying for nonsense.
This would have Ended,one way or another, long ago if NATO actually had real skin in the game. If Western conscripts were dying in huge Numbers.
It's Trolling, on an obscene scale.
Putin is a megalomaniac,fair enough, but NATO is showing,by their actions,that they aren't really afraid of him or Russia.
The Whole Putin wants it all back nonsense is just propaganda.
Even if he did want it all back, Russia has demonstrated clearly that they lack the capacity to do so.
NATO smells weakness in Russia. They don't fear Russian strength.
The Ukrainians are just Expendables to be pushed into Internecine Slaughter for the benefit of the West.
If NATO truly feared Russia they would have Negotiated long ago.
A cease fire gives Putin a similar partial victory. NATO "Can't Tolerate" that because no Western Troops are dying.
But NATO Can Tolerate the complete destruction of Ukraine and it's demographic collapse.
Why is that?
NATO is just BS.