This war will end with Putin’s downfall. It’s the only way. Putin will be the final casualty. His military will eventually revolt.
Your expositions in posts #3217 and #3224 are excellent. They certainly tempered my more pessimistic view of the Russian invasion. Of course, only time will tell what the outcome will be, but I am now inclined to think your scenarios are realistic.
As for me, the best outcome would be for Putin to die. The sooner the better. Yes, I want him dead, and I don't care if his death is by natural causes or he expires in some Iulius Caesar type incident. This, I hope, will be swiftly followed by the new leader denouncing him similarly to the way Nikita Khrushchev got stuck into Stalin after that dictator died, then pointedly avoiding the euphemism "special military operation" calling it military invasion or war instead, describing it as a huge mistake, and announcing the immediate withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine.
One can dream, right?