War

As was expected by many, news about the Ukraine war is fading. Both sides are digging in and are being drawn into the quagmire. The US has spent $113 billion and can't afford to stop. In for a dime, in for a dollar. Meanwhile Ukraine is being torn apart. The water systems, electric grid, roads and bridges along with homes and businesses are being blown to pieces. Eight million people have been displaced within the country and another eight million have fled the country meaning the one forth of the countries people have left their homes. 900,000 Ukrainians have been shipped to Russia including over 100,000 children. It looks now is if this war is going to continue for some time and when the fighting stops there will be nothing left to fight over. At that point Putin can leave since the threat that Ukraine posed will have been eliminated and the west can claim victory. No one seems to be interested in a peaceful negotiated settlement. Why can't some leader step forward with a plan something like giving the Donbas region to Putin along with a promise that Ukraine will not be invited to join NATO. In return Russia withdraws all of its forces. The west can then go in with Marshall type plan to rebuild Ukraine. In a few short years they will be a thriving economy and once again providing food to the world. All the money that will be spent on blowing up the country could be spent on building up the country.