Two things I don't understand about the Russia/Ukraine War

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We're coming up on 4 years since Russia's unprovoked excursion into Ukraine.

Millions of soldiers and countless citizens injured, maimed or killed, many formerly thriving cities have been reduced to rubble. Russia has the advantage of manpower and machinery but have lost so much of both they're scrambling to replenish their ranks and are using outdated equipment that is pulled from storage.

Both countries are suffering economically and incurring billions of dollars of damage in infrastructure and property damage.

So Trump comes up with a 28 point peace plan that Putin should be salivating at, it gives him almost everything he asked for including land he hasn't conquered yet and may never will.

Zelensky understandably rebuffs the plan which is heavily weighted in Russian's favor, but rather surprisingly, so does the Kremlin. Why would they persist given such a favorable option to end the war and all it's carnage?

Several European countries have stated that Putin poses a threat far greater than Ukraine and may attack Nato in whole or in part. Russia can't even win a war against a relatively small, weaker country, they've exhausted a huge amount of their military strength battling this one country. Why would anyone in their right mind believe they pose a threat to Nato who would clearly wipe them off the face of the planet if given sufficient provocation?
 
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I just read a new article on MSN: "3 things that JD Vance states are 3 requirements for any peace plan to work".

I almost laughed out loud at number 2. As per the most recent US Peace Plan which is basically giving Putin everything he wants, and both sides rejected it.

・Stop the killings while preserving Ukraine's sovereignty;

・Be acceptable to both Russia and Ukraine;

・Maximize the chances that the war will not resume.

I expect the only thing that will stop this war anytime soon is some sort of uprising against Putin and whoever takes over agrees to drawing new territorial lines on the current fronts.