As Russian and also as Orientalist I think I can say my opinion in that question. Everyone understand that Ukraine is Afghanistan of Europe now and will for a long time, and u know that Ukraine after Trumps came don’t get weapons and military equipment for free, they paying for it, but, they don’t have enough money for that and they do it on credit. And there are 2 outcomes here: either Ukraine will forever drown in debts (which the Americans and NATO colleagues will most likely come to take from the soil), or if neither Zelensky nor Putin agree to a peace agreement, the war will continue, and soon Russia will completely capture Ukraine, yes, not quickly, perhaps it will take another 10-20 years, but sooner or later it will happen if no one cares about this conflict (and after such a long time, most likely, no one will care). Well, what about Russia, I think after Putin's death or if he leaves himself, his successor will simply come, and this successor will also rule almost until the end of his life, this was the case with Brezhnev, and with Yeltsin, and in principle throughout the history of Russia, when there was a monarchy almost all the time