Did you miss the part where I said the only acceptable outcome to this scenario is driving Russia out of Ukraine, and returning Ukraine back to its pre-2014 borders?

>When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.- Sun Tzu

The key to the "best' (which is still bad) case scenario to end this madness is to defeat Russia but not completely humiliate them, which could cause them to say "eh, fuck it. If we have no viable future, then let's just let the nukes fly."

At NO point in my comments have I advocated that "we should all learn Russian and surrender now. The bully wins.' That's complete horseshit.