End the war

Using the benefit of hindsight the war in Ukraine could have been prevented. Putin said in 2008 that allowing Ukraine into NATO was a threat to Russia's existence that he could not accept. The west ignored his comments and continued down the path to bring Ukraine into NATO. One possible way to negotiate a settlement and end the war is to reconsider Ukraine's entry into NATO. Russia would pull out of Ukraine with the promise not ever to invade again and the west would guarantee that Ukraine would not join NATO. This may be a day late and a dollar short but it would give Putin the security he wants and a the victory he needs to pull back. It would leave Ukraine with the territory they had before the war and would satisfy their demand that no territory be lost. There has to be someone with leadership skills to get in the middle of this and start promoting a peaceful settlement. Who or where is that leader.