It's pretty clear what the endgame is now. Russia is going to seize and annex the 2 breakaway republics and once firmly in control of both, will enter peace talks. The new settlement will be the rest of Ukraine is allowed to remain sovereign, as an erstwhile "West Ukraine." "East Ukraine" will become a Soviet Republic. Think West Germany and East Germany- just like I was telling you guys to do around 38 pages ago in this thread. That is what it's going to be, going forward. 2 Ukraines.