Welp

On one hand - of course. This is generally how wars end.  On the other, this gets reported as notable because the pretense has largely been that the only acceptable outcome was Putin dead in a bunker.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday stepping up support for Ukraine was essential to put the country in the strongest position for peace talks as he conceded in the clearest terms there could be a negotiated end to the war. 

That Ukraine was seen as a noble cause stifled most discussion of just what the hell we expected to happen.